https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff Lauren Christy, Thomas Colbert, James Salazar, Halli Romero en-us 2017-10-26 20:26:34 UTC 2023-07-17 15:11:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png lchr7714 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201924665 As a school teacher tired of the inadequate textbooks from Britain he was given, had decided to create a new textbook to help his students learn. He had also written the well known Merriam-Webster dictionary that is used today. Webster wanted to improve the way children learn in school by studying grammar and spelling specifically. ]]> 2017-10-30 20:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201924665 jsal5553 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201926491 Horace Mann was a educational reformer and Whig politician dedicated to promoting public education. He served in the Massachusetts state legislature (1827-1837) and U.S. House of Rep. (1848-1853). He was appointed secretary of the board of education in 1837 . At this position he became very involved in the public education system this included holding teachers' conventions, delivering numerous lectures and addresses and observing the schools in person. In 1838, he founded and edited The Common School Journal. In this journal, Mann targeted the public school and its problems. He went to Europe in 1843 to visit schools, especially in Prussia. In 1853 he supported to adopt the Prussia school system.

Horace Mann was born on May 4, 1796. His father was a farmer without much money. From ten years of age to twenty, he had no more than six weeks' schooling during any year]]> 2017-10-30 20:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201926491 hrom9635 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201927141 This college was founded in 1833 by two Presbyterian ministers : John Jay Shipherd and Pilo Stewart. They named it after Jean Frederick Oberlin, a Alsatian minister they admired. Their goal of this project was to create a religious community and school. The college was listed as a historical national landmark in December of 1965 for admitting African Americans and women. It also was the first coeducation college , having admitted four women in 1837. ]]> 2017-10-30 20:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201927141 tcol0305 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201929334 William McGuffey was a College President who is most known for writing McGuffey readers. Along with being the president of many distinguished colleges in the early-mid 1800's, He was a professor and gave lectures to students. Some of the colleges that McGuffey taught at were Ohio University, Miami University, Cincinnati College, and Washington College. ]]> 2017-10-30 20:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201929334 lchr7714 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201929772 Many Americans had started to question the logic of their religion and had wanted to get a better education. Most towns had increased in educational interest and many schools where established for those who wanted to improve their education beyond elementary school. Businesses looked for more educated people and schools had started to study more subjects like math, science, agriculture and even navigation. ]]> 2017-10-30 20:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201929772 hrom9635 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201930777 Chemist and educator Mary Lyon founded this college in 1837 then named it " Mount Holyoke Female Seminary", nearly a century before women had the right to vote. This college was the equivalent of the once all- male ivy league- Mount Holyoke has paved the way for womens education.]]> 2017-10-30 20:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201930777 hrom9635 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201934045 2017-10-30 20:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201934045 hrom9635 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201934336 2017-10-30 20:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201934336 lchr7714 https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201937815 2017-10-30 21:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/201937815 rdarrough https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/203118464 +38/50]]> 2017-11-02 20:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lchr7714/did2bjmn40ff/wish/203118464