American Education Exam 1

What did Mann mean by "putting a police person in every child's heart"? - Answer- Mann meant that if you raise a child in the direction they should go, as they get older they will not part from the values in which they were raised What did Mann have to say about the problem of industrial development and social class opportunity? - Answer- Mann believed that the industrial development would create a social divide between the rich and the poor. With that divide, one would possess all of the wealth and education while the other would be poor and ignorant. What were the two things Mann thought would eliminate class struggle and create a just and peaceful country? - Answer- The first was to mix the children of the rich and the poor within the schoolhouse; the second was to expand the sense of community that would encompass the rich and poor. During Mann's professional lifetime, what three things limited the social mixing of all groups in the classroom? - Answer- Slavery, the denial of citizenship to Native American's, and discrimination against Mexican-Americans after the Mexican-American War of 1848. What responsibilities did public schools assume between the 1880s and the 1920s? - Answer- The schools became general welfare institutions. This included providing a way for recreational time for students (playgrounds), the general health of the students (student cleanliness), in charge of student diets (created cafeterias and home economics to teach how to cook healthy), and control the sexual impulses of the students (sex education). How were schools supposed to solve the breakdown of urban areas and create a sense of community? - Answer- Schools became the social center for community life. This meant that schools provided extra-curricular events, and the opening of schools for adult activities in the evenings. What did John Dewey say the schools should replace? - Answer- Brothels, saloons, and dance halls