B) What assumptions/ideas about education are visible here?

C) Do you see echoes of these issues today?

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B) The assumption is funding would be used for public schools only.

C) I think this sets precedent for funding private schools by the federal government.

B) This started desegregation of schools, but I think municipalities and residents used other means to segregate schools - I saw it in a City I lived in NY, eventually lawsuits were filed that forced integration.

C) Unfortunately, upper class residents migrated out of towns that had integrated schools, so I think this is a persistent problem.

In short, the Puritans thought that every individual should be able to read and interrupt the Bible for themselves, and they strove to ensure this was possible through increased access to Chruch-based educations.

B) I think the assumption was that more education would benefit the United States as a whole.

C)I see a lot of people attending college, but not all receiving benefits of full tuition paid, and in turn they are increasingly struggling to pay off college loans.

B) This law highlights the increasing value of education and the push for a more educated population during this time.

C) Today school attendance is not an issue.

B)

Increased industrialization meant that many children were working in factories, rather than going to school. Additionally, many children at the time were immigrants.

This law was supposed to educate the workforce and help "Americanize" the immigrant population.

B) It became evident that properly educating our children would make for a smarter, more productive society.

C) Today in schools, there are safe-guards in place with protocols to follow when students are absent for prolonged periods of time to ensure they are able to receive a proper education.

This movement led to the creation of tax-supported, free public element schools to give all children a basic education.

Problem addressed

The system addressed low rates of literacy among the poor and unequal access to education.

Morril Land- Grand College Act (1862)

This law granted states federal lands to establish colleges focusing on agriculture and the mechanic arts.

Participe in the culture of their country

Problem addressed

A lack of higher education opportunities for the working class and the fields vital to the nation's economic development.

B) The assumption is that educating youth will both keep them busy with learning rather than crime, and reduce their future criminal behavior by providing them with enough education to enable them to be employed rather than be vagrants. Justified? I don't know, but I do know that it turned out to be more difficult than anticipated to get children to attend. Hence the bad reputation of truant officers ever since.

C) Today I often hear my fellow teachers complain that they are mere babysitters for a large portion of their students, so perhaps we have not come as far as we would like away from the idea of keeping otherwise idle hands busy.

B) While advancement in STEM related fields is important to our society, arts and humanities are vital in keeping the soul of our students alive.

C) We see the budget cuts effecting art and music programs before anything else. The focus on science advancement seems to prevail.

B) The assumption was that the data and oversight would improve the schools performance. I think this led to pushing students through the system.

C) I think the same problems still persist. From the perspective of someone just starting in teaching - teachers are undervalued, overworked and lack the resources to succeed.

B) This act assumes that everyone should have access to resources and quality education. It also supports the idea that education is important for everyone.

C) Although I think this act took strides towards equity, we are still facing inequitable education in low-income communities. In my own experiences as well as what I have learned from others, these communities are still at a clear disadvantage when it comes to educational resources / funding and teacher availability.

C) I am seeing this issue with my students who are in a post-high school program. They struggle to formulate complete sentences, they don't have good problem solving skills, and the reading comprehension skills are weak.

B) This emphasizes the value of education for women and the protections that need to be put in place to ensure it.

C) I think Title IX has promoted some great changes and there generally is equity for women in education today.