The American School
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- Which of the following was not an influential figure in the Common School Era? (Kamimura, 2020)
- True / False: Catharine Beecher advocated for women to be teachers because, among other reasons, they are cheaper and better equipped to teach children than men. (Fraser, 2019)
- What does education debt refer to? (Ladson-Billings, 2006)
- Labaree (1997) argues that “the central problems with American education are…”
- Which “defining goals” for American education sees the value of education as extrinsic? (Labaree, 1997)
- Which of the following was passed by Massachusetts legislation in 1642? (Kamimura, 2020)
- True / False: In 1750, the study bodies at US college campuses likely looked very similar to how they look today, in terms of the multitude of races and backgrounds present? (Kamimura, 2020)
- Which of the following individuals had a large impact on post-Revolution schooling in America? (Fraser, 2019)
- Which of the following was not a way Blacks learned to become literate during the Antebellum Period? (Kamimura, 2020)
- Who came up with the idea of “The Talented Tenth?” (Kamimura, 2020)
- True / False: In the earliest days of schooling in our country, education for Blacks and Whites were very similar. It was not until later, during the Common School era, that Blacks began to face unequal treatment with respect to education? (Kamimura, 2020)
- The McGuffey Reader, written by William Holmes McGuffey, taught students in the West to: (Fraser, 2019)
- Which of the following is not a strand of education reform from The Progressive Era (1890-1950)? (Fraser, 2019)
- Who is often referred to as the “father of progressive education?” (Fraser, 2019)
- Our nation’s first high school, which opened in 1821, was called: (Fraser, 2019)
- True / False: Edward Snowden is a progressive educational reformer who advocated for vocational education. (Fraser, 2020)
- The Cardinal Principles called for a: (Fraser, 2019)
- True / False: As we have learned in class, Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) put an end to all talk of segregation in our nation’s schools. Since then, schools across America have easily integrated Black and White students without hassle or discussion about one-day re-segregating schools. (Fraser,2019)
- Which of the following events took place in the 1840s? (Fraser,2019)
- What school does Dr. K’s son attend? (Kamimura, 2020)
- Dr. K received her Ph.D. at which of the following schools? Kamimura, 2020)
- Which of the following individuals is not an influential figure in the history of our nation’s education system, as discussed in EDUC301? (Kamimura, 2020)
- Early on in the history of our nation’s schooling, teachers were typically individuals who: (Fraser,2019)
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