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    Role of Teacher on Society

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    Who are we? What are we? A lot of what we are was implanted in us as young children by teachers who cared enough to teach it to us. Throughout my life I was taught many of the values I have today by my educators. I was instilled with the skills of how to get along with my peers‚ knowing right from wrong‚ and realizing that the best way to get what I wanted was to respect others first. The teachers I’ve had along the way have inspired me to become a better person. They have made me recognize how I

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    How the Other Half Lives

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    4 March 2013 Progressivism on How The Other Half Lives‚ by Jacob Riis How the Other Half Lives‚ “Studies Among the Tenements of New York”‚ written by Jacob Riis‚ a Danish immigrant‚ depicts the disturbingly low quality of living that immigrants and minorities had to endure in 19th century‚ particularly around the 1890’s‚ in New York. Riis tells the stories of the poverty-ridden that consisted mainly of minorities‚ or “the Other Half”‚ which included blacks‚ Italians‚ Jews‚ Bohemians‚ Chinese

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    PROGRESSIVE ERA THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION Name: Course: Tutor: Date: First Paper Themes of the progressive era Introduction This was an age of social involvement and political progression in the United States between the period of 1890 and 1920s. The main reason for undergoing this process was to purify the government by making efforts to eliminate corruption by revealing the political masters and machines. A large number of citizens supported the movement to ensure the elimination

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    movements were launched. The influx of immigrants created availability for cheap labor‚ which in turn led to corrupt business practices‚ urban political machines‚ and "white slavery". To curtail these "evils" present in society‚ progressivism was developed. The goals of progressivism were simple: to decrease poverty levels‚ to establish local charities‚ to fight for social justice‚ and to bring back good government practices. Between 1870

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    UNIT 8 SYLLABUS: Progressivism and Imperialism 1900-1917 AP U.S. HISTORY – Hammill Date Class Activity Homework/Readings Wednesday‚ Jan. 23 Thursday Jan. 24 Progressivism Muckrakers Who said it? HERstory… Movie Night: Iron Jawed Angels Pageant. 665-685 AMSCO 430-440 HW: Presidents Chart and Women’s Rights Data Friday Jan. 25 Monday Jan. 28 Progressive Prez’s RQ: Presidents Policies Progressive Prez Debate Pageant 626-640 AMSCO: Chapter 20 HW: Essential Questions for Imperialism

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    Social Reforms

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    History 203 Social Reforms The period between 1890 and 1920 was a battlefield for social reforms. Each group was convinced that their ideology was correct and tried to infuse the public with their doctrine. Whether it be the Populists‚ the Progressives‚ or even the socialists‚ each party had great orators to promote their cause. Each citizen sided with the party that he believed would benefit him and his country the most. In the early 1890’s the Populist movement began in Texas. Farmers

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    Social conservatism gets from the established conservatism established in medieval English and European feeling that saw progressivism with suspicion‚ grasped customary various leveled social relations‚ and had a tendency to decipher social change as a danger to set up practices and convictions. In contemporary structures‚ social moderates tend to bolster the utilization of government

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    rights‚ and workers’ rights. The philosophies‚ agendas‚ strategies‚ and approaches of these leaders and organizations are different yet similar. It was difficult for the Progressive activists to present a united front. There is also evidence of Progressivism that we see in our modern lives’. Essentially‚ the biggest group that played a key role in the fight for the Progressive agenda was the Muckrakers. Muckrakers were

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    Educational Philosophies The Pros and Cons 12/3/2013 The five main philosophies of education are Essentialism‚ Perennialism‚ Progressivism‚ Social Reconstructionism‚ and Existentialism. Many heated and widely controversial debates have been discussed with famous historical representations on just which of these philosophies best serve our students. All philosophies‚ like many debated subjects‚ have their pros and cons when implemented towards student’s curriculum‚ teaching and assessment

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    Historical Philosophies of Education The following‚ summarized from Gutek‚ G. L. (1997). Philosophical and ideological perspectives on education (2nd ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon‚ is an overview of the major philosophical principles underlying education. The purpose of schooling in the colonial era was to promote religious beliefs and ethics. After the American Revolution‚ schools trained political leaders and developed a national culture. Horace Mann believed schools should instill common political

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