cultural life. Even though most historians remember the Harlem Renaissance as a literary movement‚ African Americans during the 1920s also made great strides in musical and visual arts‚ as well as science. The Harlem Renaissance pushed for American progressivism in faith in democratic reform‚ in belief in the arts as agents of change‚ and in an almost uncritical belief in itself and its future. The main point of Harlem‚ an old Dutch-built neighborhood of New York City‚ shows that this "renaissance" was
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The drafting of the new federal Constitution for the infant United States drew many staunch lines between federalists and antifederalists. These differences proved to be vast and in most cases complex‚ the antifederalists opposed the newly drafted constitution‚ while the federalists pushed for its ratification. These two primary views of how the United States government should function‚ made the ratification of the Constitution by no means a guarantee in 1787. Thus‚ the criticisms made by the antifederalists
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My philosophy of education encompasses three attributes that play a significant role in becoming an effective educator. The three qualities are as follows: creating an environment that is conducive to different types of learners‚ maintaining a respectful yet fun classroom setting‚ and using visual and creative teaching methods to sustain the hunger for knowledge in your classroom setting. An educator will remain successful if they possess these qualities in addition to enthusiasm and patience.
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ABSTRACT Two salient features of the K-12 Program in the Philippines are Spiral Progression‚ to ensure that what is learned at one stage will not only be carried onto the other but also strengthened and developed over time‚ and College and Livelihood Readiness‚ to equip the Filipino student with the skills necessary to be a productive member of the society in the 21st Century. It is only imperative therefore that all curricula under this program gear toward these objectives. Values Education‚ being
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bureaucratically-minded middle class and the development of values to help cope with this new focus of society. Through and extremely detailed analysis of countless aspects of life during the period at hand; including the way communities functioned‚ the rise of progressivism‚ and the development of new foreign policy‚ Wiebe goes about attempting to prove his theory. When discussing the change of communities‚ Wiebe stresses that it is important to realize that Americans were lost at the beginning of the 1870s. Between
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People flooded the streets by the thousands. In every direction‚ businesses boomed and industry flourished. The very air of these streets was permeated by possibility. In this new age‚ dreams were just one floor of a skyscraper‚ one mile in a new car‚ one department store aisle out of reach. The Gilded Age filled America‚ a nation still healing from the stinging wounds of Civil War‚ with a new energy and spirit. In this time‚ anything was thought to be possible‚ if only one worked hard enough. But
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Primary Sources Progressivism and Liberalism Woodrow Wilson on Administration July 1887 introduction This largely dry essay on public administration‚ published by Woodrow Wilson during the time he taught at Bryn Mawr College‚ makes a revolutionary argument for a professional centralized administration in the United States. Introducing a novel distinction between politics and administration‚ Wilson demands a bureaucracy that would govern independently from the elected branches of government
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are constant‚ not changing‚ through old literature‚ art‚ philosophy and religion. Essentialism: Focus: Teach the common core‚ "the basics" of information and skills (cultural heritage) needed for citizenship. (Curriculum can change pace.) Progressivism: Focus: Ideas should be tested by active experimentation. Learning rooted in questions of learners in interaction with others. Experience and student centered. Reconstructionism/ Critical Theory Focus: Critical pedagogy: Analysis of world events
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federal governmental power. Roosevelt wanted to use it while Wilson did not. Roosevelt became the president of the common man‚ gaining immense popularity and appeal from the citizens. This was because many of the actions that he has taken toward progressivism were for the common people‚
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restrict child labor and improve working conditions‚ but it took a market crash to finally sway public opinion.” Laws were set up as far as the number of hours companies could work its’ employees. Progressivism helped establish more rules and regulation for making the workplace a safer environment. Progressivism did create problems in that it gave more power to the federal government‚ and did not eradicate racism. The class and cultural backgrounds of the leading progressives often made them insensitive
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