Remake of EDU 1770s-1820s Timeline by Ruth McBee

Horace Mann (common schools) 1796 (born)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-11-30 21:10:27 UTC

Horace Mann is important to know about because he fought for common schools. He is known as the father of education. He is relevant today because he made sure every child could get basic education funded by local taxes.

Noah Webster (1758)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-05 20:47:42 UTC

Noah Webster is important because he fought for an american language. He is known as the father of american scholarship and education. He is best Known for Websters dictionary.

Catharine Beecher (Born 1800)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-07 23:27:57 UTC

Catharine Beecher was a female teacher and writer who wanted and helped get equal access to education for women. She strongly encouraged their roles as teachers and mothers.

Booker T. Washington (born 1856)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-07 23:40:12 UTC

Booker T. Washington Was a American Educator and Author and advisors to multiple presidents. He was also a very strong leader for the black African american community. Booker T Washington is important today because he designed the Tuskegee Institute, which became a powerhouse for African american education.

Boarding schools for indigenous children (Peak 1920s)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-08 07:12:09 UTC

Native american boarding schools were essentially a trick to strip indigenous children away from their culture,traditions,family,language and their whole lives. These children were being taught The destruction of their native language and tortured everyday. Everyone should know about the suffering these schools put native community's through and its important because these schools are still causing backlash today.

Dorothy Raffle (born 1970)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-14 21:19:17 UTC

Dorothy Raffle was a high school girl who wanted to play sports but most schools only had cheer leading as an option for girls so Dorothy decided to try out for the boys basketball team in hopes to work towards getting equal rights in sports.

Little Rock nine (1957)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-19 16:46:10 UTC

The little rock nine is about 9 Black students enrolling at little rock central high school, which formally was an all white high school. These nine students left their homes to head to school making a change for schools that would impact many lives even today.

IQ Testing (created in 1904)

rmcbee5970 — 2023-12-19 17:55:46 UTC

IQ tests were a form of standardized testing used to group kids in school in the early 1920s. These tests helped measure students potential and future in school. These tests were also used to help decide what peoples future careers and what classes they could do, they were often separated by race.