EDU115 - History of American Education Quiz #1 Study Guide

Quiz #1 Overview

This quiz will be multiple-choice and will cover the topics listed below. There will be questions focusing on chronology and causality, requiring an understanding of how historical events connect.

Historical Examples of Various Purposes of School

• Upward Mobility
• Economic/Work Opportunity
• Oppression
• Enculturation, Assimilation, or Erasure
• Citizenship
• Creating Shared Culture
• Indoctrination
• Reproducing Inequity
• Equity and Opportunity

Important People

• Horace Mann
• Noah Webster
• John Dewey
• Thomas Jefferson
• Anna Julia Cooper
• Booker T. Washington
• W.E.B. DuBois
• Paulo Freire
• Jean Anyon

Types of Schools

• Common Schools
• Freedom Schools
• Rosenwald Schools
• Freedmen Schools

The Start of Public Schooling in the US, Including…

• Location(s)
• Arguments in Favor
• Challenges and Obstacles
• Outcomes and Impact

Elements and Examples of Career and Technical Education

Native American Boarding Schools

• Purpose
• Experiences of Students

Important Terms

• Social Mobility
• The Melting Pot
• Social Reproduction
• Anti-Literacy Laws
• Blueback Spellers

Additional Concepts

• Northwest Ordinance
• "The Great Equalizer"