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Missionaries did not want to use a written Native American language as a means of preserving Native American history and religions.
Another example of exploitation of Native culture for the purpose of promoting Anglo-American culture. Native culture was perceived as wrong, and threatening to white beliefs and efforts.
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To avoid losing all lands to white people, these Native Americans believed, required literacy.
Reminds me of NAGPRA; Native Americans forced to fight for their rightfully owned land and property, and adopt "civilized" white customs.
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After all, Black parents paid taxes which helped to support white schools. They deserved a more equal return on their share of the city's income."
Black parents are paying for taxes, just as white parents. In tax money, they are equal. Still, Black students do not receive equitable education. If Black parents can pay the same taxes that white parents do, where is the difference?
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The most important conclusion of the report was that segregated education was not benefiting either race.
This is not emphasized enough! When we learn about segregated schools, it is taught as a race war. Not only is segregation immoral and racist, it does not benefit any student socially or academically.
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In Indiana, despite the fact that school laws made no racial distinctions, the white population refused to send their children to schools with African American children. The result was segregated schools.
At this time, laws made no difference; systemic racism would prevent African American students from receiving equitable education.
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Every prominent textbook on political economy written for high school and college students underscored the importance of showing up to work, church, and school on time.
Besides church, I would argue that schools still pressure students to adhere to societal expectations such as completing their education, finding a job, and paying dues.
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antebellum educators were more interested in training chil-dren's character.
Ties back into our conversation in class yesterday. What is the purpose of each level? Should K-6 focus on character development? Should higher levels of education focus on their student's moral development?
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In previous centuries, writing was particularly important for men working in the public sphere. Often taught in colonial New England by special teach-ers, writing was less important than reading for the majority of people, who were farmers.
Today, students must learn all skills (reading, writing, analyzing, problem-solving). Previously, skills were only learned when deemed necessary.
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"Knowledge is power" had become a familiar adage by the eighteenth century, and antebel-lum writers extolled the genius of free institutions and the multiple uses of reading for traditional religious ends as well as for widening secular purposes.
Always wondered where this term originated! Valuable "knowledge" has evolved over time, as education has shifted its focus from religion.
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The curriculum was a product of tradition, and it anchored schools amid massive changes in the larger society. Since colonial times, Protestants valued reading as essential to exposure to the Bible and religious print.
It is fascinating how religion has impacted America's culture and how it has contributed to the development of school curriculum. While the Bible and other religious texts used to be studied in schools, educational institutions typically avoid teaching religion today.
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