THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
EDUCATION IN EARLY AMERICA BIRTH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
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hornbook
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apprentice
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McGuffey Reader
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Detailed explanation-1: -“The New England Primer” was the first textbook published in America for use by all schools. Prior to that 1690 book, students used the Holy Bible imported from Europe. The Primer was then used in American schools into the 1930s, over 200 years later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the “father of American education, ” Horace Mann (1796–1859), a major force behind establishing unified school systems, worked to establish a varied curriculum that excluded sectarian instruction.
Detailed explanation-3: -On April 23, 1635, the first public school in what would become the United States was established in Boston, Massachusetts. Known as the Boston Latin School, this boys-only public secondary school was led by schoolmaster Philemon Pormont, a Puritan settler.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first public normal school in the United States was founded shortly thereafter in 1839 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Both public and private “normals” initially offered a two-year course beyond the secondary level, but by the twentieth century, teacher-training programs required a minimum of four years.