President John F. Kennedy
A black and white photograph of Barnas Sears, an educator and agent from the Peabody Education Fund."Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength of the nation."
President John F. Kennedy
A black and white photograph of Barnas Sears, an educator and agent from the Peabody Education Fund.A photograph of Benjamin W. Arnett, an African-American minister, elected official, and educator.
Though Benjamin W. Arnett was born a free man, he still did not receive the equal education that white children did. He resolved to change this when he was elected to the Ohio General Assembly in 1885. It made him the first African-American to represent a majorly white constituency. He introduced legislation to repeal laws that limited the resources and opportunities for African-Americans. He succeeded in his goals in 1887, when Ohio’s statues regarding education were changed. Ohio was then required to offer equal education for all children, regardless of race.
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]]>A historic sketch of what the Boston Latin School first looked like, before years of moving and renovation changed it to what it is today.
The Boston Latin School was founded in 1635, during the time the first thirteen American colonies were settled. This made it the very first public school in the United States. Since it’s still in use today, it is the oldest public school as well. The first classes were typically in the single digits, and many assumed that most skills for students were already being taught at home by their parents. Within the schools, they were being taught literacy, methods of family and community, and different types of apprenticeship. As time progressed to the 19th century, nothing was left to chance of the parents, as anything they were supposed to be teaching was now a part of the school curriculum.
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