children living in the antebellum: education
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Children living in the Antebellum: education. Lupita Gonzalez Period 6 US History. Need of Education. Problem: Democracy demanded education for voters & the people of our country Solution: Horace Mann of Massachusetts pressed bill of public education that passed in 1837. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CHILDREN LIVING IN THE ANTEBELLUM: EDUCATION
Lupita Gonzalez Period 6 US History
Problem: Democracy demanded education for voters & the people of our countrySolution: Horace Mann of Massachusetts pressed bill of public education that passed in 1837.
Funding from citizens & public funds Nonagricultural employment, opened options to
females First school in Connecticut in 1839
Need of Education
1852 Massachusetts pass law orders kids (ages 8-14) to schoolPrivate schools, Christian schools, tutors, foreign schoolsRows of benches, blackboards brought in 19th century
About the schools
Learned basic literacy at homeSpelling bees, debatesObedience, politeness, honestyBasic grammar school education
Reading, writing, math, history, geography
American Children Education
African-Americans
Illegal to go to school in the South
Only two schools for them in NY, three in Philadelphia some children vandalized
their schools Slaves were denied
education Few taught by masters Read newspapers or a Bible Not allowed to learn to write
Not a lot of support1817 Rev. Thomas Gallaudet opened school in Connecticut for the deafSamuel Howe taught the blind with string on cards to make lettersLaura Bridgman first blind & deaf student to be successfully educated
Special Needs Children
Noah Webster taught grammar and reading
Created the Webster’s Dictionary
Webster’s Spelling Book 1829 Edition
(+)Schools are now open to everyone(+)Public & private schools(-)Some schools > others(-)Not enough funding = schools closing
Today
What were the most important reasons for the beginning of education in the antebellum period?
How were African American children’s form of education different then the education of white children?
What problems experienced then are still happening today?
Questions
"antebellum child culture." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
Newman, Jason. "public education." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2010.
http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
"Noah Webster." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. <http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/>
"common schools." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/
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