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How Much Do You Already Know About the History of Education?
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The history of education is a story of people and their efforts to shape schools. Individuals have formed today's schools by deciding who will be allowed to attend, what will be taught, and what new and different approaches will be used. In this activity, we will concentrate on this last piece, "educational firsts." Try your hand at identifying which of these statements about educational firsts is true, and we will tell you how you did when you complete the task. Some of these items are in your textbook, while others are not. Try your hand at answering these educational firsts, whether from your book -- or as an example of your fine intuitive abilities. (By the way, when you finish this activity, you may want to click on "Educational Challenge." Here students are invited to submit their own "firsts." Read these to learn more, and we invite you to submit your own for posting.)



1The first kindergarten in America was in Wisconsin.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


2One of the first colleges in the western hemisphere to admit low-income students was Stanford University in California.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


3The first medical diploma in the U.S. was granted by Harvard.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


4The first woman's college endowed by a woman was Smith.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


5Until the middle of the 19th centuries, most classrooms contained students in multiple grades.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


6Massachusetts was the first state to have schools with blackboards, put erasers on pencils, and actually prepare teachers for their jobs.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


7Gallaudet University in Washington, DC was founded to educate the deaf and hard of hearing.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


8Ohio's Wilberforce University was the first institution of higher education owned and operated by African Americans in the United States.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


9Normal schools were created to transform difficult students into productive members of society.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE


10Dame schools prepared women in the finer social skills.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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