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Middle Colonies
WGU Foundations of Teaching
Term | Definition, etc. |
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Middle Colonies (NY, NJ, Del., Penn.) - demographics | Majority English, w/large populations of Dutch in New York, Swedes in Delaware, and Germans in Pennsylvania |
Middle Colonies - religion | Wide variety of religious beliefs practiced |
Parochial Schools | church run schools |
Middle Colonies - Education | Many students educated in parochial schools = taught in their native language & family's religious beliefs were an integral part of the curriculum |
(The) Academy | Established by Benjamin Franklin in 1751; secondary school free from religious orientation, focused on meeting the "practical" needs of the nation. Supported in part by public funds = forerunner of the charter school. |