Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Reflection 20
Public high school was first founded in Boston in the year 1821. During this time, boys were the ones who virtually dominated these schools. After awhile other schools were established and boys and girls attended in separate schools. At this time, school was based more on religion and made for the more wealthy families.
The children of the less fortunate families did not have access to good schooling. Even during these times however there were reformers (people that wanted a change in the educational system) that believed education should be made accessible to all regardless of their social status and income.
Public high schools were created with democracy in mind. Being that democracy is the majority making decisions that binds the whole group. The values of education were based on the values and ideas of a free society. The Public high school was based on the American people and taught some ways of the American culture as part of the required curriculum.
The public high school was established with the idea that in order to have a successful democratic society, everyone needed to be educated. So, everyone regardless of race, background, ethnicity, and status was given the right to have a free public education. With this notion being the goal, many public high schools (secondary schools) were created in order to prepare its students for a higher education (college or University).
The public high schools of that time weren't able to compare to the public high schools of Europe. The public high schools of Europe always remembered that the school was established not only for the progression of the nation but to educate.
Today, the ideas of the American public high school still falls short because they have forgotten that goal is to educate. Take the FCAT, from August to March students basically learn nothing but FCAT skills that's supposed to help them pass that test. The curriculum is basically shoved to the side and forced to embrace the FCAT.
By the time these students make it to colleges, they aren't able to write an analytic, or argumentative essay, they aren't familiar with any literary devices, and they have never heard of any of the founding philosophers. American education has become so enraptured in passing tests and having high scores that have forgotten what it was established for; to educate the students and prepare them for higher learning.
The children of the less fortunate families did not have access to good schooling. Even during these times however there were reformers (people that wanted a change in the educational system) that believed education should be made accessible to all regardless of their social status and income.
Public high schools were created with democracy in mind. Being that democracy is the majority making decisions that binds the whole group. The values of education were based on the values and ideas of a free society. The Public high school was based on the American people and taught some ways of the American culture as part of the required curriculum.
The public high school was established with the idea that in order to have a successful democratic society, everyone needed to be educated. So, everyone regardless of race, background, ethnicity, and status was given the right to have a free public education. With this notion being the goal, many public high schools (secondary schools) were created in order to prepare its students for a higher education (college or University).
The public high schools of that time weren't able to compare to the public high schools of Europe. The public high schools of Europe always remembered that the school was established not only for the progression of the nation but to educate.
Today, the ideas of the American public high school still falls short because they have forgotten that goal is to educate. Take the FCAT, from August to March students basically learn nothing but FCAT skills that's supposed to help them pass that test. The curriculum is basically shoved to the side and forced to embrace the FCAT.
By the time these students make it to colleges, they aren't able to write an analytic, or argumentative essay, they aren't familiar with any literary devices, and they have never heard of any of the founding philosophers. American education has become so enraptured in passing tests and having high scores that have forgotten what it was established for; to educate the students and prepare them for higher learning.
Reflection 19
The dame schools of colonial America were created mainly for the women that were not able to attend grammar schools. It was used especially during the first century of the colonial development. The women that went to these schools were taught in homes by other women. Dame schools were the first of private elementary schools. They were instructed with only a horn book; there were no desks, blackboards, or maps. Dame schools weren't really thought to be very important, however, it was the school that most women attended. As a matter of fact, today it would be considered as the colonial daycare.
The way of schooling was usually left up to the different colonies. The New England colonies paid more attention to public maintenance, the wanted all the children that were able to attend school to go and become good citizens. The Middle colonies based education power; the students were educated to hold good offices, and to become priests and ministers. The Southern colonies didn't really have any type of implemented school. Students were normally thought through apprenticeships due the rural fields of the South.
Congress wanted schools to become more uniform in their instruction and for education to be mandatory so they passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 law. These law made education mandatory and made schools teach more than just reading, religion, and spelling. Teachers were no longer appointed by the town but were paid for by the government and the rest of the states taxes. Finally, the government had established a school system that was open to everyone regardless of social status; this was the beginning of public schools.
Today, public schools have reached completely new heights. Students can now go to public schools and graduate with the knowledge that the pioneers of education probably never dreamed of. With honors classes, Advanced Placement tests, gifted program, and classes for the students with learning disabilities, everyone has the chance to receive a great public education. Aside from the normal curriculum, there are after school activities and clubs that also give students a chance to be all they can be while in school. Education has evolved to new heights since the dame schools of colonial America, and hopefully they will continue to do so.
The way of schooling was usually left up to the different colonies. The New England colonies paid more attention to public maintenance, the wanted all the children that were able to attend school to go and become good citizens. The Middle colonies based education power; the students were educated to hold good offices, and to become priests and ministers. The Southern colonies didn't really have any type of implemented school. Students were normally thought through apprenticeships due the rural fields of the South.
Congress wanted schools to become more uniform in their instruction and for education to be mandatory so they passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 law. These law made education mandatory and made schools teach more than just reading, religion, and spelling. Teachers were no longer appointed by the town but were paid for by the government and the rest of the states taxes. Finally, the government had established a school system that was open to everyone regardless of social status; this was the beginning of public schools.
Today, public schools have reached completely new heights. Students can now go to public schools and graduate with the knowledge that the pioneers of education probably never dreamed of. With honors classes, Advanced Placement tests, gifted program, and classes for the students with learning disabilities, everyone has the chance to receive a great public education. Aside from the normal curriculum, there are after school activities and clubs that also give students a chance to be all they can be while in school. Education has evolved to new heights since the dame schools of colonial America, and hopefully they will continue to do so.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Reflection 18
When the Puritans came to America or the New World as they called it, they decided that they needed to establish a school. The Puritans established this school because they believed that the only way to remain pure of heart was by being able to read and write. This thought goes to show that education has always been viewed as a way of improving society. With every new colony and turn in society, education has always played the role of regulator. Deciding how things were done, when, and how.
When the Soviets launched the Sputnik, the government thrust more education on the American students. They decided that we needed more innovative classes; more science classes, math, and foreign languages. They realized that the Soviet was able to surpass them with this technological advance because they had more education then America.
Without education, there would be very few intellects; society as we know it today would not even exist. We would still be living in the dark ages where we only knew and believed things because it was told to us. By giving an education to societies, we have advanced in ways that were probably unimaginable. Thanks to an education, what looks like your average Joe is really a genius and can create bomb with basic household items.
We have highways, bus routes, train routes, airplanes, GPS navigation systems that do all the thinking for us, and smart phones-all thanks to education. If the people who invented these things had not gone to school and taken the requisite science, math, and English courses, we would have nothing. We would probably still be riding around on horses and bicycles. However,the fact that the bicycle was invented was still a great advance.
It is true that education has always been seen as a way to advance society. The founders of society have recognized that by giving people training in the basic classes, they develop a strong point in one of them. When this strong point is developed, scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, writers, and basically moguls are also born. Establishing education is detriment to the growth of society, this is why where there is education there is room for growth.
When the Soviets launched the Sputnik, the government thrust more education on the American students. They decided that we needed more innovative classes; more science classes, math, and foreign languages. They realized that the Soviet was able to surpass them with this technological advance because they had more education then America.
Without education, there would be very few intellects; society as we know it today would not even exist. We would still be living in the dark ages where we only knew and believed things because it was told to us. By giving an education to societies, we have advanced in ways that were probably unimaginable. Thanks to an education, what looks like your average Joe is really a genius and can create bomb with basic household items.
We have highways, bus routes, train routes, airplanes, GPS navigation systems that do all the thinking for us, and smart phones-all thanks to education. If the people who invented these things had not gone to school and taken the requisite science, math, and English courses, we would have nothing. We would probably still be riding around on horses and bicycles. However,the fact that the bicycle was invented was still a great advance.
It is true that education has always been seen as a way to advance society. The founders of society have recognized that by giving people training in the basic classes, they develop a strong point in one of them. When this strong point is developed, scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, writers, and basically moguls are also born. Establishing education is detriment to the growth of society, this is why where there is education there is room for growth.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Reflection 16
Rhetoric is using language or writing to sway the mind of others. Rhetoric's played a great role in roman education, when the teachers were trying to teach the students about religion and what the roman educational system was all about. The Romans used Rhetoric as a way of passing religion or their beliefs onto their children by teaching them their beliefs were the right ones and they should continue on believing theses things.
Rhetoric was used in Roman education mainly in reading, writing, speech, and recitation. The Romans would teach their students that what they read, wrote, and recited was true and since it is true this what they needed to believe. Romans were taught by three different teachers, the Grammaticus, the Litterateurs, and the Rhetoric.
The Grammaticus were of the lower class in roman society and usually servants. They taught grammar and literature. Although they were basically poor, they helped Rome cultivate an awareness of correct spelling and usage. The more fortunate Romans used this as a way of setting themselves apart form the lower class. The Roman educational system was also created to teach its students about philosophy. The students came to believe everything they were taught because of rhetoric.
Today, you mainly find rhetoric in classes where the learning outcome is to teach students how to read, write, and communicate effectively. Like the Romans, we have noticed that rhetoric is an effective way to teach students. So the same way rhetoric played a role in educating those students in ancient Rome, it also plays a role in educating the students of modern Western civilization.
Without learning to read, how would we be able to explore the minds of our great predecessors and peers? Without learning to write, how would we be able to jot down our thoughts for those that will come after us and those that are with us now. then, without learning to communicate effectively, we can never be expected to be heard, and therefore it would be as if our opinions do not even matter.
Rhetoric was used in Roman education mainly in reading, writing, speech, and recitation. The Romans would teach their students that what they read, wrote, and recited was true and since it is true this what they needed to believe. Romans were taught by three different teachers, the Grammaticus, the Litterateurs, and the Rhetoric.
The Grammaticus were of the lower class in roman society and usually servants. They taught grammar and literature. Although they were basically poor, they helped Rome cultivate an awareness of correct spelling and usage. The more fortunate Romans used this as a way of setting themselves apart form the lower class. The Roman educational system was also created to teach its students about philosophy. The students came to believe everything they were taught because of rhetoric.
Today, you mainly find rhetoric in classes where the learning outcome is to teach students how to read, write, and communicate effectively. Like the Romans, we have noticed that rhetoric is an effective way to teach students. So the same way rhetoric played a role in educating those students in ancient Rome, it also plays a role in educating the students of modern Western civilization.
Without learning to read, how would we be able to explore the minds of our great predecessors and peers? Without learning to write, how would we be able to jot down our thoughts for those that will come after us and those that are with us now. then, without learning to communicate effectively, we can never be expected to be heard, and therefore it would be as if our opinions do not even matter.
Reflection 15
Education in ancient Athens was based on the arts in order to prepare the inhabitants of Athens for peace and war. Girls did not go to school but some were taught to read and write in the comforts of their own homes. Although the schools in Athens were private, the price was so cheap that even the less fortunate parents were still able to afford to send their children there for at least a few years. Parents generally were allowed to raise their children however they wanted until the boys reached 18 and had to go through two years of military training.
The boys of Athens attended school from about age 6-14. Books weren't as popular as they are today and were much more costly so the students were taught orally. Literature was the vital part of the Athenian school, but it also had a very art enriched curriculum. The boys were taught gymnastics, calisthenics, how to move gracefully, running, discus, wrestling, javelin throwing, and many more.
As aforementioned, literature was the most vital part of the Athenian school; the Iliad and the Odyssey was the most important piece the people of Athens used to teach their students. The students would write down, memorize, and dramatize passages from Homer's epics.
Education in Ancient Rome was very important to the citizens. While the less fortunate citizens couldn't afford to send their children to school, they sometimes still learned to read and write through less formal education. The children of the more fortunate however were taught by private tutors. The basis for learning in the Ancient Romanian schools was to instill fear in the pupils. If a child would get an answer wrong they were sometimes held down by two slaves and beaten by their tutor with a leather whip.
Unlike the education system in Ancient Athens, the education system in Ancient Rome was very strict. There was not an array of subjects to do and all the children learned was that something was right not why it was right but just that it was right and that's final. So one can say the education system in Ancient Athens was much more flexible than that of the one in Ancient Rome.
The boys of Athens attended school from about age 6-14. Books weren't as popular as they are today and were much more costly so the students were taught orally. Literature was the vital part of the Athenian school, but it also had a very art enriched curriculum. The boys were taught gymnastics, calisthenics, how to move gracefully, running, discus, wrestling, javelin throwing, and many more.
As aforementioned, literature was the most vital part of the Athenian school; the Iliad and the Odyssey was the most important piece the people of Athens used to teach their students. The students would write down, memorize, and dramatize passages from Homer's epics.
Education in Ancient Rome was very important to the citizens. While the less fortunate citizens couldn't afford to send their children to school, they sometimes still learned to read and write through less formal education. The children of the more fortunate however were taught by private tutors. The basis for learning in the Ancient Romanian schools was to instill fear in the pupils. If a child would get an answer wrong they were sometimes held down by two slaves and beaten by their tutor with a leather whip.
Unlike the education system in Ancient Athens, the education system in Ancient Rome was very strict. There was not an array of subjects to do and all the children learned was that something was right not why it was right but just that it was right and that's final. So one can say the education system in Ancient Athens was much more flexible than that of the one in Ancient Rome.
Reflection 17
In colonial New England, the role of religion in education was very important. They believed that in order to be considered a good child; they had to learn to read and understand the Bible, so religion played a great role in education during colonial New England.
The length of education varied based on things like sex, status, and wealth. The children of the less fortunate families did not receive and education in religion and literacy, they were instead taken as apprentices for three to ten years so they could learn a skill that would make them fit for society. Education was only for white people and taught privately.
Girls were taught by governesses. They generally learned how to read their Bibles, a little bit of writing, arithmetic, and recording expenses of the home. They also studied art, music, etiquette, needlework, spinning, cooking, weaving, and nursing. They did not go to England for a chance at a higher education because it was not considered important for them.
Boys were taught in a schoolroom by a male tutor (boys and girls were taught separately). They studied Greek, math, navigation, science, fencing, Latin, geography, history and etiquette. Unlike girls, boys were given the opportunity to get an higher education. For both boys and girls, the Bible, the horn book, and the primer were the books used in teaching students.
Today, the educational system is totally different from the ways of colonial New England. Religion is not discussed in schools. The subject has actually become so taboo that some students actually refrain from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
There is also no more racial discrimination in schools. Students and teachers from all backgrounds and cultures are now all taught together. However, certain schools do tend to have a majority of certain races and ethnicities, but, other groups can attend these schools if they want to.
Today children normally begin school from age five (Kindergarten) to age 18. Every student is also entitled the right to go on to getting a higher education despite their sex. In general, while the colonial New England schools were the stepping stones for education, today we have come up with a more time consistent system.
The length of education varied based on things like sex, status, and wealth. The children of the less fortunate families did not receive and education in religion and literacy, they were instead taken as apprentices for three to ten years so they could learn a skill that would make them fit for society. Education was only for white people and taught privately.
Girls were taught by governesses. They generally learned how to read their Bibles, a little bit of writing, arithmetic, and recording expenses of the home. They also studied art, music, etiquette, needlework, spinning, cooking, weaving, and nursing. They did not go to England for a chance at a higher education because it was not considered important for them.
Boys were taught in a schoolroom by a male tutor (boys and girls were taught separately). They studied Greek, math, navigation, science, fencing, Latin, geography, history and etiquette. Unlike girls, boys were given the opportunity to get an higher education. For both boys and girls, the Bible, the horn book, and the primer were the books used in teaching students.
Today, the educational system is totally different from the ways of colonial New England. Religion is not discussed in schools. The subject has actually become so taboo that some students actually refrain from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
There is also no more racial discrimination in schools. Students and teachers from all backgrounds and cultures are now all taught together. However, certain schools do tend to have a majority of certain races and ethnicities, but, other groups can attend these schools if they want to.
Today children normally begin school from age five (Kindergarten) to age 18. Every student is also entitled the right to go on to getting a higher education despite their sex. In general, while the colonial New England schools were the stepping stones for education, today we have come up with a more time consistent system.
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