Educational Reform
By: Corbin Pate
Why did this reform movement emerge?
- There were very few schools and when there were schools, it would be 60 kids in a class and 1 teacher with limited education. Most kids didn't go to school, because they were to poor. Kids stole, destroyed property, and even set fires.
- Reformers believed that they could save these children and show them a path to become good citizens
What does this movement hope to accomplish?
- The goals are to let everyone have a chance at having an education, to read and write, to make an effort at a higher rank.
- They want more schools, more people willing to go to school, and women to have an education( Blacks/ Slaves had there own schools and Women had none)
Who are some famous people who are already involved in this movement?
- Horace Mann, William McGuffey
- Horace Mann- "father of Education" promoted public education
William McGuffey- created the first mass textbooks
- That everyone should have a chance to learn to read and write
What specific accomplishment has the reform movement already made?
- The idea of free for everyone education across the nation
- EVERYONE GOT EDUCATED