Do Now 12/1/14 On your do now for today make a chart as follows and brainstorm the following concerning modern public education come up with as many as possible while I take roll: Things you like/ Things you dislike: advantages:disadvantages

12/1 Homework Chapter 8, Section 2: Pg. 285 Answer questions 1-4. For question #4, write a five-sentence paragraph to compare and contrast their views.

Do Now 12/2/14 Think about modern television and movies. -In your opinion, is each ethnic group and gender represented fairly? -Do you see any stereotypes in your favorite television shows? What are they? -Do you think that men and women and various ethnic groups get paid equally for equal work?

Do Now 12/3/14 1)How do you define “progress”? 2)What are three major changes that you would like to see in our society within the next twenty years? Describe how each change would make our society better.

Notes # 5(9.1) The Origins of Progressivism What reforms made up the Progressive Movement?

What Did Reformers Want? The Progressive Movement had four major goals: –Protect social welfare –Promote moral improvement –Create economic reform –Foster efficiency

Protecting Social Welfare Reformers tried to ease problems of city life YMCA built libraries The Salvation Army fed poor people and cared for children in nurseries Settlement houses helped families Florence Kelley helped win passage of the Illinois Factory Act in 1893, which became a model for other states and limited women’s working hours and prohibited child labor

Promoting Moral Reform Reformers pushed for prohibition, or the banning of alcoholic drinks These reformers were called prohibitionists, were members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) This union became the largest women’s group the country had ever seen

Economic Changes Reformers tried to point out the great inequality between the rich and the poor, and pushed for better treatment of workers Journalists called muckrakers wrote stories about corruption and unfair practices in business Some reformers also promoted the idea of scientific management to make business more efficient and profitable; this method applied scientific ideas to make tasks simpler, like the assembly line

Political Reform City and state governments were changed by reformers; cities were improved by setting up commission systems, fairer tax systems, and lower public transportation fares Progressive governors helped states pass laws to regulate railroads, mines, telephone companies, and other large businesses Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin was one of these governors

Continued Progressives worked to improve conditions in the workplace and to end the employment of children; they did not get a federal law banning child labor They succeeded at the state level and got states to set maximum hours for all workers Muller v. Oregon: The Supreme Court decided that a state could legally limit the working hours of women, and in 1917 the Court upheld a ten- hour workday for men

Voter Reform Reforms got voters more power; Oregon became the first state to adopt a secret ballot Other reforms included: –(1) Initiative gives voters the right to propose a law –(2) Voters could accept or reject an initiative by a direct vote on said initiative (referendum) –(3) Voters got the right of recall, where they could force a govt. official to face re-election