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Part III: Historical Perspectives

Assignment: Open a new document; title it “Historical Perspectives”. Include your name at the top left. Complete the following activities. Read the instructions carefully; be sure to number your answers.

Activities:

• Part I: Research what schools were like in colonial times. Begin by reading “A Brief Overview of the Evolution of Public Schooling”, immediately following the Timeline in Historical Timeline of Education in the U.S. and Virginia document. Continue by researching the time period; there are suggested resources at the end of this document. Answer questions 1 – 4 in the document titled Historical Perspectives.

1. What were the difficulties of life in colonial times? Was there a lack of educational opportunities? Why?

2. List 10 characteristics of schools at the time of the Revolutionary War.

3. How have schools changed over the past 200 years? Compare/Contrast with schools today:

a. PURPOSE: What was the purpose of schooling in Colonial America? What is its purpose now?

b. FACILITIES: What did school buildings look like at the beginning of our country? Now?

c. STUDENTS: Who went to school? Now?

d. CURRICULUM: What did students learn in school? Now?

e. MATERIALS: What kinds of learning materials were used in school? Now?

4. What historical factors might have influenced these changes?

• Part II: Following the answers to Part I and beginning on a new page in this same document - Using the information gathered for questions 1 – 4 above, write a two-page, double spaced, essay that describes the changes in the purposes of schools, the materials used in school, what is taught in school, who goes to school, and what schools look like, and explain what historical factors might have influenced these changes. Describe how this information compares to what schools are like today. Be sure proofread your work!

Resources:

Schooling, Education, and Literacy in Colonial America:



Back in the Day: Lessons from Colonial Classrooms:



Schools during Colonial Times:



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