part 1 of book
Kayla Whittaker
I've noticed lot of interesting information while reading this portion of the book. This section goes off the belief of Thomas Jefferson need for public education, and Horace Mann contribution to the common school movement. The common school movement was an endeavor to use public funds to fund schools in every community, and is thus seen as the beginning of systematic public education in the United States. In order to achieve the ideals of equality, common schools were revising their regulations and rules. The government was able to deal with socioeconomic issues and provide an equitable education to all kids regardless of ethnicity, religion, or gender. The word "common" was used a lot in this chapter, and it really sums up what it's all about. The common school program was established in thirteen colonies to provide education to children. The word "public" was used a lot in this chapter as well, because public defines the people as a whole, and defines free, which what public schools were.
When my group and I facetimed to talk about the section, we each had different words, phrases, and sentences. Despite their differences, we all had the same idea. We all began to talk about the text and how the United States provides more schooling to more children then any other nation, which was amazing to learn about. We also began talking about how far the public education system has come. Rather than only white men being able to obtain an education, any person, male or female, of every race and ethnicity, is entitled to free schooling now.
'' The school is the little world in which the child is trained for the larger world of life” this quote was located on page 44 and has such a huge meaning to it. School is really where you learn how to read and write, so having access to free public education really prepares you for the real world, and what to expect. How to work hard for a better life at a young age. This chapter was quite interesting to read; I learned a lot of new information. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the book.
Thanks, Kayla,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog. It was good generally, but I would have liked for you to have chosen a few highlights from the section and write just a bit more about them, perhaps using what you wrote in the discussion board. For the next section, would you expand your blog to include a few highlights that you thought were important and/or controversial, and why.
Prof K