Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 25, 2011 U.S. History Mr. Green

1. He invented the Kodak camera A. Daniel Burnham B. George Eastman C. Frederick Law Olmsted D. Louis Sullivan 2. In 1883, Brooklyn was connected to Manhattan by A. a brick and concrete bridge B. a steel-cable suspension bridge C. an underwater subway system D. an elevated, electric streetcar system 3. In the late 1800’s, suburbs grew rapidly with the development of A. subways B. electric streetcars C. new railroad lines D. suspension bridge 4. During the late 1800’s, public elementary schools emphasized all of the following except A. strict discipline B. citizenship skills C. rote memorization D. Job-training courses 5. Which of the following accounted for the greatest number of children being unable to attend public high schools? A. racism B. poverty C. language differences D. transportation problems

The students will compare and contrast the educational opportunities open for people at the turn of the century to the educational opportunities for people today. Warm-up Question: Study the graph on page 304 and answer these questions 1. What two trends does the graph show? 2. What generalization can you make about education or illiteracy between 1870 and 1920? Motivation: How can an educational system help a nation meet its social needs?

Expanding Public Education Most states established public schools by the Civil War Majority of children that went to school left after 4 years and few went to H.S. By /4 of American children 8-14 attended school, mostly in the cities Focused on rote memorization Poor teachers Differences along racial lines

Number jumped from 800 in 1878 to 5,500 in Racial Discrimination 1% of African-Americans attended in % of African-Americans attended by 1910 Education for Immigrants Americanized immigrants Many felt threatened by the Protestant undertones Catholics created their own educational system

The research university system developed Wealthy individuals created their own universities Stanford-Leland Stanford University of Chicago-John D. Rockefeller Medical education reformed after the Civil War African-Americans founded all-black schools W.E.B. DuBois-1 st African-American to receive a doctorate from Harvard-Talented 10 th theory Booker T. Washington-African-Americans needed to acquire useful labor skills

Chief Characteristics and Important Developments 1. Elementary Schools 2. High Schools 3. Colleges and universities 4. Education for immigrant adults 5. Art galleries, libraries, and museums

Compare and contrast the educational opportunities open for people at the turn of the century to the educational opportunities for people today.

Read Chapter 8 Section 3 Chapter 8 Vocabulary 5 Question Quiz on Wednesday