https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor en-us 2018-11-09 23:13:03 UTC 2018-11-09 23:40:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png baglejon https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802037 This law was one of the first of a series to direct public education in the colonies. Previously, children depended on their parents for schooling—which is different from receiving an education. The law started off to teach children how to read and write so that they can gain knowledge of the Scriptures, all this in order to stop Satan—the deluder—from keeping people away from the Bible. It made any town with more than one hundred families set up a grammar school where a master, who would be paid by the families, can instruct children. Although it first began to teach the Scriptures, it was absolutely vital because it started the culture of children being educated for the good of a society. I rank this first because it was no longer a choice for children to be educated, but mandated. It was not long before many other colonies adopted the practice. It essentially got the ball rolling for a formal education. ]]> 2018-11-09 23:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802037 baglejon https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802082 The Common School references schools that taught the average person. Previously, parents had to pay for their children’s education—sometimes when the families couldn’t afford to do so. The Common School was the beginning of universal education in America. I rank this second because it began the idea that elementary education should be free at public expense and should be regulated under public control. The Common School started because of the importance of nationhood and citizenship to the early republic. A proper education for everyone would come to be seen as a natural right for all people. With proper education, the people would make intelligent choices in regards to democracy as well as Americanizing immigrants to keep society stable. Although universal education was meant only for whites, it would be the argument for equal educational opportunities for all people—including ethnic minorities and children with disabilities. It was the next big step in making education available for children and planted the seeds for universal education. ]]> 2018-11-09 23:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802082 baglejon https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802103 The argument for a universal secondary education was the next logical step in the advancement of education in America. Previously before the Kalamazoo Case, secondary education was seen as a luxury and only available to those who could afford it. With the ruling of the Kalamazoo Case, courts would rule that the school district could tax the public in order to support both primary and secondary schools. This is ranked third because it set the precedent for the financing of public high schools. The Kalamazoo Case made education more available to children. 

]]> 2018-11-09 23:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802103 baglejon https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802133 The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a precedent-shattering case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the separate educational facilities is unequal. This decision held that the idea of separate but equal was illegal—it overturned state-sponsored segregation. This is what paved the way for a more equal educational opportunity for minority children. I rank this fourth—although it can be higher—because of its impact in stopping segregated education and one that's more universal. ]]> 2018-11-09 23:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802133 baglejon https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802137 Although this law wasn't perfect, I applaud its effort in combating low achievement for low-income students. The NCLB provides more money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress. It also set standards for each state, and expanded federal role in public education. I rank it fifth—even though it wasn’t perfect—because it attempted to improve the quality of education for students as well as its attempt to narrow class and racial achievement gap in the US. With future iterations, education may be more equal and equitable, as well as of higher quality. ]]> 2018-11-09 23:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/baglejon/epfaywdg9xor/wish/302802137