Module 5 Lesson 1: Education Reform

Education Reform

Women's Rights

Termperance Movement

Reading

Writing

Math

English

Physical punishment in the school system

The effects of technology in the classroom

The benefits of standardized testing

The role of parents in education

To train students in certain jobs.

To provide a place for students to socialize

To give students a break from traditional academics

To teach students how to use technology

Ability to read and comprehend functionally

The ability to write complex sentences

The ability to interpret spoken language

Being able to understand the meaning of words

The unfair separation of people due to skin color

Maintaining social distance due to COVID

Choosing to sit next to your friends at lunch

There were no school for African American children.

She wanted to be famous.

She wanted her children to go to school at her school.

She believed everyone had the right to a good education.

To integrate immigrant children in the US

To promote American culture abroad

To increase the number of American citizens

To encourage the use of English language in other countries

language repression

The strict rules and regulations

The lack of diversity in the curriculum

The lack of resources available to students

The economy was expanding and there was a need for more experts in technical fields

The rise of social media influencers made college/university more desirable.

Colleges and universities were offering more competitive tuition rates.

The number of high school graduates increased significantly.

The Freedman's Bureau

The National Collegiate Athletic Association

The American Council on Education

The United States Department of Education

working longer hours at more difficult jobs

holding protest marches and strikes

learning skills and trades (vocational education)

attending political meetings and participating in elections

None

Harvard

Buffalo

Oxford

W.E.B Dubois

Martin Luther King Jr

Rosa Parks