Going Public: History of Lit. Edu.

As I was reading Part 2 of The School: the American Public Education I really enjoyed it and found it interesting while reading it. This part of the book discusses plenty of things that are about focusing on the education system. To summarize part two, as education became more popular so did America, people were immigrating to America. School became a place where you could catch an illness and the overall material of the school was outdated and just purely bad conditions. There was an idea/ rumor that came from John Dewy, "Gray Plan"  was in place making students move from class to class and adding classes such as nature classes, auto mechanics, home economics, and more. Some people did not like this plan and stayed with the more traditional curriculum. After that, there was Ellwoood Cubberley idea that we need to recognize that some students should move on to college and further their education.  Students were then placed into classes based on their scores on the I.Q test, b...

       Public schools during the late 19th and early 20th centuries played a significant role in the assimilation of immigrant children into American society. The rapid influx of immigrants from Europe, especially from Southern and Eastern Europe, created both opportunities and challenges for American public education systems. Schools became vital institutions not only for academic learning but also for molding immigrant children into “American” citizens. This assimilation process was both positive and negative, with both advantages for social mobility and integration, as well as long term cultural costs for the immigrant communities.  During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, public schools in America were designed to serve as tools of assimilation for immigrant children. As a result of the massive immigration waves, many school systems began to emphasize the importance of Americanizing these children, with the goal of creating a homogenous national iden...

 In the 19th century, access to literacy education in the United States was significantly influenced by. While public education began to expand during this time, many groups were still left behind due to social and economic barriers (School: The Story of American Public Education, pp. 12-60). Race played a significant role in granting access to education. African American children, especially in the South, were often denied access to public schools. Even when they were allowed to attend, they were placed in segregated, underfunded schools with poor resources and limited opportunities. After the Civil War, many formerly enslaved individuals were determined to gain an education, seeing literacy as a path to freedom and equality. However, they faced many challenges, including a lack of funding, poorly trained teachers, and social backlash (pp. 39-49). Native American children also faced difficulties. The U.S. government created boarding schools designed to conform Native American chil...