Continuing Change Continuing

The change in education is simply amazing. The growth at we see in very interesting. The American school system coming from basically a barn were people met to teach the basics that student needed to know in many cases how to write their name. As time progressed into the 1900s there was a mass influx of immigrants into the US. Over 22 million with an estimated 3 million children that are now ready to enter the school system. That number shows that the immigrant coming did see some education as being important. but with those students and parents that did see education as power there were still plenty that did not believe the same. Most children had jobs needed to help support their families. It is interesting to me the connection between education and money. During these times if money could be made school was not needed, but during the depression when jobs were not available education was. Before the depression education was centered on giving students the skills needed to be a good worker. We were in a way training for corporate labor. But as ideas changed and the depression happened education changed, it was more for creating educated people. Seeing the federal government bad and push for less child labor and requiring students to attend school until 16 were major things for the time. Education was growing to be see as more important and necessary. But still there were problems. Racial obstacles and the idea that some are better than others and deserved better education were a major dilemma in the growing idea. I.Q testing hindered the equal education of all by unfairly classifying, and the always difficult task of changing longstanding opinions still needed to be defeated. The changes seen in the American education system were great and were in the direction of making education what it needs to be. From the 1900’s on the growth seen is still not complete.