1. Modern Period of American Education (1920-present) By Katie Outz

2. Adult Education Movement 21 million adults are taking some form of adult education Many are afraid of loosing their jobs Adults go back to school for many reasons

3. 5 main types of adult education programs that evolved over time: 1.Junto 2.Lyceum 3.Smith Acts 4.Veterans Administration 5.Manpower Act

4. John Dewey Communication was education Crucial to social life People need teachers Learn how to be problem solvers

5. Brown vs. Board of Education Linda Carol Brown  Topeka, Kansas  required to attend all black school Her father teamed up with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 9 blacks were escorted into a high school

6. Public Law, The Education of All Handicapped Children Act Improve education program for handicap children Children and adults (3-21) Evaluation for special education programs IEP must then be written out Parent training

7. George Counts and Progressive Education Wrote “The Principles of Education” and “Dare the School Build a New Social Order” Wanted teachers to lead society Teachers should be concerned with outside world Schools need to join groups

8. Stanley Hall and the Testing Movement Influenced by Charles Darwin Focused attention on needs of adolescents Stages of children's lives

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