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History of Education Review Colonialperiod
Academies - correct answer-early secondary schools with broader and more practical
curricula than those found in grammar schools of the previous era.
accountability - correct answer-the practice of holding teachers responsible for adhering to
high professional and moral standards and creating effective learning environments for all
students.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - correct answer-a 1954 landmark court case
rejecting the "separate but equal" doctrine used to prevent African Americans from attending
schools with whites.
colonial period - correct answer-The primary goal of education at this time was to teach
religious principles, and the curriculum and materials reflected these priorities. The only
purpose of higher education in those days was to become a clergyman, lawyer, or
doctor,occupations not open to women. Hence, there was not a need for girls to pursue
advanced education.
common school - correct answer-free state-supported schools that provide education for all
students.
dame school - correct answer-colonial schools, usually held in the homes of widows or
housewives, for teaching children basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills.
Desegregation - correct answer-the process of eliminating schooling practices based on the
separation of racial groups.
female seminaries - correct answer-schools established in the early nineteenth century to
train women for higher education and public service outside the home.
Female seminaries - correct answer-schools established in the early nineteenth century to
train women for higher education and public service outside the home.
Kindergarten - correct answer-a school for children before they begin formal schooling at the
elementary level; based on the ideas of German educator Friedrick Froebel, means "garden
where children grow."
Latin Grammar School - correct answer-colonial schools established to provide male
students a precollege education; comparable to today's high schools.
Massachusetts Act of 1647 - correct answer-a law mandating the establishment and support
of schools; often referred to as the Old Deluder Satan Act because education was seen as
the best protection against the wiles of the devil.
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