Goldstein Vocab

Union

A club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose.

Collective bargaining

The process by which teachers (usually through unions) negotiate with school districts or governments about pay, benefits, working conditions, and job protections.

Teacher Tenure

A policy that gives teachers job security after a probation period, protecting them from being fired without a fair review or due process.

Female Seminary (1800’s)

Schools in the 19th century were created to educate women—especially to become teachers—based on the belief that women were morally suited to teaching and could be paid less than men.

Normal schools (page 24)

First introduced in Prussia to train teachers.

Common school movement

A 19th-century reform effort to create free, public, tax-supported schools for all children, led by reformers like Horace Mann, and closely tied to the professionalization of teaching.