Origins of US education by Santiago Mahecha Ossa https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn In the early United States, religion and public education were closely intertwined, and the idea of public education was greatly valued. en-us 2021-11-23 17:09:06 UTC 2025-11-10 04:13:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Before 1607 santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909032608 Native American Societies in North America mainly learned from their elders, and they learned things necessary for their survival. Instead of the European model of teaching reading and arithmetic, which was also heavily centered around the bible, the Native Americans took a different approach. Native American children learned from their elders how to do errands, how to be warriors, how to cook, how to hunt, and how to take care of kids, depending on their gender. The roles varied depending on the tribe. (Sherrow)]]> 2021-11-23 18:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909032608 1607-1635: Early elementary education santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909047553 The first form of education in the early colonies was homeschooling. Children were taught by their parents. Early elementary schools in New England were public, meaning they were funded by the community. Everyone was taught how to read so that they could understand the bible and the colonies laws. (Watts) Even in the earliest stage of America, education was public. You can also see the importance of the bible, as it is the purpose for public education. ]]> 2021-11-23 18:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909047553 1635: First secondary school founded santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909052185 The Boston Latin school was the first secondary school in the United States. It featured training in Latin and Greek by educated men. (Watts)]]> 2021-11-23 18:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909052185 1647: Old deluder act passed santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909055982 In 1647, Massachusetts passed the Old Deluder act, requiring that each town with 50 families hire a teacher to instruct children in reading and writing, and each town with 100 people founds a grammar school to prepare students for university. (Watts) This marks the first time a law for public education was passed in colonial America, showing how important it is in the United States. The purpose of knowing how to read was for being able to read the bible.

]]> 2021-11-23 18:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909055982 1690: First elementary textbook created santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909067492 The first elementary textbook in colonial America was the New England Primer. It claimed to teach millions of students how to read and no students how to sin. It was based off similar primers from England. It was very religious, and three million copies were printed. It was used in some schools until the 1840s. (Watts) It was used in public schools and was obviously very religious. ]]> 2021-11-23 18:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1909067492 1636- Harvard founded, justification for slavery is woven into the American education system. santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1937130873 Harvard was founded in 1636. Richard Mather and John Cotton were involved in its development. They made it so that Greek and Latin ideas could not be disputed. One of the Greek ideas they believed in was Aristotle's belief of human hierarchy, but instead of Greeks being at the top of the hierarchy, Puritans were. In their eyes, Puritans were superior to Native Americans, anyone who wasn't a Puritan, and Africans.  This was used as a justification for slavery, because since Africans were supposedly inferior, it was ok to enslave them. This idea could not be disputed within Harvard university. So, the first college in the American colonies had a justification for slavery woven into it, and this would inevitable spread. (Reynolds and Kendi 25) This is another example of how religion was intertwined with American education. Racist, Puritan ideas infiltrated our education systems from an early time, which is part of the reason slavery and later segregation existed for so long. ]]> 2021-12-09 01:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1937130873 Works cited santiagomahechaossa26 https://padlet.com/santiagomahechaossa26/it01gut8a0aatdjn/wish/1938452679 Watts, Tim. "Education." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2021, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/263211. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.

Sherrow , Victoria. “Native American Children .” Native American Children, www.culturequest.us/munoz/children.htm. 

"Children's Education in Colonial America." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2021, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1246217. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.

Reynolds, Jason, and Ibram X. Kendi. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning. Little, Brown and Company, 2020. 
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