Movers and Shakers in Education
Movers and Shakers in Education
Anna Santana
GCU: EDU 576
April 7, 2014
Education has been a concept of the most rudimentary from far back to times we cannot even comprehend to our more modern idea of education. Every aspect of American education was founded or molded by another country’s education system or some influential person’s philosophy. Along those paths, people, ideas, concepts, etc. have been more influential than most.
Many United States citizens do not know the impact of the Kalamazoo case. United States citizens know some of the taxes they pay to the various entities (local, city, district, state, etc.) help to fund their local schools, from elementary schools to public universities. What they do not know is this case not only allowed for taxes to fund public schooling, it started a whole revolution of change in young children’s education. (Webb, 2013)
Not only did the Kalamazoo case allow for more public funding, the case set the precedent for mandatory attendance for school aged children. This allowed the precedence for child labor laws. Because of this increase in students attending school, the literacy rate increased, but still varied by region, especially amongst those students who were non-white. As “[b]lacks had the highest illiteracy rate: 30.4% in 1910.” (Webb, 2013)
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme court heard one of the most influential cases. This case would impact the future of not only the civil right movement, but also, the equal rights movement. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka case stated “… segregated educational facilities have no place in public education and generate a feeling of inferiority that affects the child’s motivation to learn.” (Webb, pg. 179, 2013) Brown would become a stepping-stone for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. It would also be used in cases where not only racial segregation happened, but also in cases where
Anna Santana
GCU: EDU 576
April 7, 2014
Education has been a concept of the most rudimentary from far back to times we cannot even comprehend to our more modern idea of education. Every aspect of American education was founded or molded by another country’s education system or some influential person’s philosophy. Along those paths, people, ideas, concepts, etc. have been more influential than most.
Many United States citizens do not know the impact of the Kalamazoo case. United States citizens know some of the taxes they pay to the various entities (local, city, district, state, etc.) help to fund their local schools, from elementary schools to public universities. What they do not know is this case not only allowed for taxes to fund public schooling, it started a whole revolution of change in young children’s education. (Webb, 2013)
Not only did the Kalamazoo case allow for more public funding, the case set the precedent for mandatory attendance for school aged children. This allowed the precedence for child labor laws. Because of this increase in students attending school, the literacy rate increased, but still varied by region, especially amongst those students who were non-white. As “[b]lacks had the highest illiteracy rate: 30.4% in 1910.” (Webb, 2013)
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme court heard one of the most influential cases. This case would impact the future of not only the civil right movement, but also, the equal rights movement. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka case stated “… segregated educational facilities have no place in public education and generate a feeling of inferiority that affects the child’s motivation to learn.” (Webb, pg. 179, 2013) Brown would become a stepping-stone for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. It would also be used in cases where not only racial segregation happened, but also in cases where
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