Educational Beginnings: Summary
1: Influence of Protestant Viewpoint On Ea rly Colonial Education
(Ideology)
Freedom is highly valued; Conformity is equally value (You can be free
to
believe as long as you believe what I
believe); Protestant work ethic: Piety=Prosperity.
II: Aristocratic vs.Liberal Values regarding Education for the
masses in Colonial America
Early America has a definite class structure.
Most leaders represented the wealthy class and feared the results of offering
unlimited educational opportunity to the
masses.
III. Formal early education in America as eflected in the lowly
status of teachers.
The low regard for teachers and eduucation general is evident--- salary
and working conditions serve as examples.
IV. Profile of American Leadership at the time of the American
Revolution
A breakdown of the American leadership at the time of the Revolution
reveals men who owned
land and/or slaves and/or businesses.
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