Matthew Pugh 3 November 2010

The American Colonial Period ( ) Education in the Thirteen Colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries varied considerably depending on one's location, race, gender, and social class. Basic education in literacy and numeracy was widely available, especially to whites residing in the northern and middle colonies, and the literacy rate was relatively high. Educational opportunities were much sparser in the rural South. The Bible was the first textbook used by teachers in Colonial America.

The American Early National Period ( ) Education started to bloom during this period. Colleges also started to appear at this time. Colleges in the early national period were small. Here are some statistics of some college's graduates in 1827: Harvard-47, Bowdoin-32, Dartmouth-38, and Yale-79. The ratio of college students to the general population in 1810 was 1 to New England's population in the nineteenth century was one and one-half million. Less than ten thousand students were attending college.

The American Common School Period ( ) Public education during this time exploded. The Merrill Acts started to take effect. African Americans started attending school. Private schools started, many of which were catholic. Discipline in schools was harsh, and usually physical. The National Education Association (NEA) was founded in 1857, and this helped lead to the mass founding of schools, and helped raise the standards for schools. The National Teacher Association (NTA) was also founded in 1857.

The American Progressive Period ( ) Movement that took form in Europe and North America during the late 19th century as a reaction to the alleged narrowness and formalism of traditional education. A main objective was to educate the "whole child“ that is, to attend to physical and emotional as well as intellectual growth. Creative and manual arts gained importance in the curriculum, and children were encouraged toward experimentation and independent thinking. Progressive educational ideas and practices were most powerfully advanced in the U.S. This led to modern education.

The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression Education ( ) Education in the Roaring Twenties was much like it was in the Progressive Period until the Great Depression. During the Great Depression years not only did people suffer from lack of jobs, money, homes, and food, but the education of children suffered also. Children dropped out of school to sell newspapers and shine shoes. Students were also forced to wear worn out, mended clothes and were too embarrassed to go to school. People couldn't pay their property taxes so school districts were lacking funds. Few teachers were hired and there wasn't enough money to buy books and supplies. Students were forced to use worn textbooks which sometimes had pages missing. Students were forced to bring their own supplies to school. Since many parents couldn't afford to buy these supplies, students dropped out. Schools were forced to drop classes like home economics, physical education, art, and foreign languages. Just the basic courses of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught. By 1933 many public schools closed, leaving three million students with no school to go to.

History of Frenship The Wolfforth school was combined with three other rural districts (Carlisle, Hurlwood, and Foster) in 1935 and renamed Frenship school. Mission Statement: The mission of Frenship ISD is to educate all students to their highest level of academic ability, while fostering positive development of their health, attitudes, and behaviors so that each individual student may make a positive contribution to our democratic society.

History of ACU ACU has had a long history of offering courses in computer-related technology. As early as 1962, the Business Department at what was then Abilene Christian College offered one or two courses in business data processing. The Mathematics Department got into the act in 1965 when it began to offer a computer programming lab. Over the years, the focus on computing continued to develop in both departments. Mr. Dwight Caughfield was the champion in the Mathematics Department, while Dr. Charles Small was the main impetus behind computing in Business.

History of LCU A interactive timeline telling the history of LCU’s campus, student body, athletics, and much more.: html html