Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 3/3.3.1

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I thouroughly enjoyed this article because I didnt expect to read some of the interesting information that was presented. I enjoyed how the author not only spoke about the important aspects of the 19th century in education but also some very important aspects of history that changed the way America was and how the changes affected tthe educational system. After reading this article and talking with my mom about how the school system was when she was in school I was amazed in the differences and how much things have changed. I could not have imagined going to school with it being so different back then. Lwill031 (talk) 14:15, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I decided on this article because I knew that the 20th century brought so many changes to modern education. I was thinking the author would address the importance of Piaget, Montessori, or Vygotsky. The typical theories that have shaped the way instructors teach their classes. Instead, I found something entirely unexpected. The author discussed the implications of the G.I. Bill, desegregation of schools, the women’s movement, and the start of American’s with Disabilities Act. It was brief, but through and to the point. While reading, I was shocked thinking how it has only been such a short amount of time since we have started thinking about equality in the classroom. Women’s equal education wasn’t considered until the 70’s?! Our generation still sees short fallings in equality, but I simply cannot imagine women not learning what men learn. I cannot imagine entirely segregated schools. I knew the history, but it was not so long ago. My parent’s generation did not have equal rights. It really shocks me just to read the dates again. We have a long way to go, but we have come pretty far. Abitt002 (talk) 19:10, 9 July 2009 (UTC

This article was very interesting to me. It is amazing to see how much change these efforts caused from the moment they were introduced to how they have developed in our public schools today. After reading this article I have a better sense of the timeline of when really big changed were introduced to public education. I think that the inovative and forward thinking of the 19th century was key to the public school system. The information helped me see that I was able to attend public school becuase of the Brown Vs. Board of education case. Great article and very well written.Bpenn005 (talk) 23:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)