Unit 4 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Apprentice | Someone who learns how to do a job through hands-on experience under the guidance of a skilled worker |
| Ben Franklin | Established the first public library and created the notion that an education should be available to all |
| Common Schools | Public School available to children from all levels of society |
| Dame Schools | In early America, schools were run by women in their own homes. Boys and Girls could attend. |
| Dick and Jane Readers | A set of reading books used in the 1930s |
| Friedrich Froebel | Developed the idea for Kindergarten |
| Horace Mann | Established normal school and introduced the concepts of nonsectarian schools |
| HornBooks | A flat wooden board used during the colonial period that usually contained the alphabet, a prayer, and roman numerals |
| John Dewey | Advocated for democracy and social reform within the educational system |
| Maria Montessori | Italian physician who gained international fame for her philosophy of teaching, which allowed students to learn in a noncompetitive and relaxed atmosphere |
| McGuffery Readers | The first widely used textbooks during the American Common School Period |
| Montessori Method | The teaching principles developed by Maria Montessori emphasizing self-directing learning through sensory experiences |
| Normal Schools | Schools that prepared men and women with the necessary skills to become teachers |
| Progressives | Members of a reform movement in the 1800s |
| Thomas Jefferson | Played a major role in establishing the current American educational system |
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