https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80 The Common Man and the Common School en-us 2023-06-27 22:16:31 UTC 2025-12-15 16:48:21 UTC hello@padlet.com brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633750016 Common schooling was considered universal, and progressive for its time however it still excluded racial backgrounds other than white, as well as "strange" religious beliefs such as Irish Catholics. ]]> 2023-06-27 22:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633750016 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633750824 The McGuffey readers date back to 1836 and are still in print today. Several million copies of the variations have been printed. Today most of these texts are used in home school or religious institutions.]]> 2023-06-27 22:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633750824 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633751653 Horace Mann became know as the "Father of the Common School" His crusade to establish schools for all and incorporate taxes as a means of funding laid the groundwork for modern education.]]> 2023-06-27 22:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633751653 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633752295 H. Bartlett was s supporter of the common school but saw it as a means of control. He argued that an educated worker was more reliable and therefore better for production than an uneducated worker. ]]> 2023-06-27 22:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633752295 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633753021 The Pestalozzi method of Pedagogy, also known as object teaching, starts with an object related to the child's world and can be used as a vehicle to bring the child into the teacher's world. ]]> 2023-06-27 22:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633753021 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633754354 There was a sharp increase in women teachers during this time, but it was from an economically advantageous stance because women were paid substantially less than men. Additionally, women were seen as more nurturing and therefore better with children. This was seen as acceptable for the time because the institutions were still managed by males. ]]> 2023-06-27 22:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633754354 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633755068 in 1968, author Michael Katz published a book which directly challenged the "enlightenment" of the common school movement and called it "an institution for social control by which the wealthy sought to control the lower class."]]> 2023-06-27 22:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633755068 brettjwilburn https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633756770 Catharine Beecher, sister of author Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the most influential educators to advocate for women's education and expanding the role of women both in and outside of the household. Modern feminist movements are linked to her educational institutions such as her seminaries. ]]> 2023-06-27 22:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brettjwilburn/r0e0ivcg85hlna80/wish/2633756770