EDU 324 Week 1 Assignment Colonial Classroom Then and Now Instruction in colonial schools was primarily religious and authoritarian. Its goal was preparation for eternity. The curriculum stressed the four Rs: readin’, ’ritin’, ’rithmetic, and religion. Memorization and recitation were the dominant instructional processes. The schoolmaster relied on fear to motivate children and to keep them in order. It was not uncommon for a gag to be put in the mouth of a child who talked too much or for a

1. EDU 324 Week 1 Assignment Colonial
Classroom Then and Now
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EDU 324 Week 1 Assignment Colonial Classroom Then and Now
Instruction in colonial schools was primarily religious and authoritarian.
Its goal was preparation for eternity. The curriculum stressed the four
Rs: readin’, ’ritin’, ’rithmetic, and religion. Memorization and recitation
were the dominant instructional processes.
The schoolmaster relied on fear to motivate children and to keep them in
order. It was not uncommon for a gag to be put in the mouth of a child
who talked too much or for a child who did not perform well to be made
to stand in the corner, sometimes on a stool, wearing a dunce cap.
Classes often lasted from about 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a two-hour break
for lunch, for eight months (March to October) and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
four months (November to February). In the early Colonial Period,
classes were held in the house of the schoolmaster or the town meeting
house. Later, when schoolhouses were built, they were scarcely more
than a narrow log box with a master’s desk and crude wooden student
benches. “Many schoolhouses did not have glass set in the small
windows but newspaper or white paper greased with lard were fastened
in the rude sashes, or in holes cut in the wall, and let in a little light”
(Glubok, 1969, p. 120).

2. Choose four points from above (e.g., fear to motivate, memorization and
recitation as instructional practice) and compare them to today’s
classroom in the graphic organizer below.
In a one- to two-page essay, provide examples to demonstrate how the
practices from colonial days are similar to or different from today’s
practices. Describe any practices from the Colonial Period you wish
were still in practice today and explain why. After reviewing the graphic
organizer, explain whether or not progression has occurred in the
education field over time. Outline how this transformation affects you as
a classroom teacher in the 21st century.
Your finished paper must include the graphic organizer, a title page, and
a reference page using APA 6th-edition formats. It should not exceed
three pages in length (not including title and reference pages). Include a
minimum of two sources in addition to your textbook and reference
them in APA style.
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EDU 324 Week 1 Journal The New England
Primer
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EDU 324 Week 1 Journal The New England Primer
It has been said that The New England Primer was the most influential
textbook in history. This text, written by Benjamin Harris in 1690, was
used to teach reading. School in the 1700s was heavily influenced by
religion. The common belief was that the inability to read was Satan’s
way to keep people from reading the Bible.
Scenario: Imagine you walk into your third grade classroom and your
reading/literature textbooks have been replaced with The New England
Primer. What would you say to your administrator? Predict your
students’ reactions. Decide what you would do for reading today.
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EDU 324 Week 2 Assignment Take a Stand
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4. EDU 324 Week 2 Assignment Take a Stand
Education was a priority for the founding fathers. Dr. Benjamin Rush,
unlike his peers, was an advocate for education that included both
females and blacks. He founded one of the first female academies in the
United States, the Young Ladies Academy of Philadelphia. Although he
was a believer in women being educated, his reasoning for the
importance of education was that it would make women more
subservient to men.
In a one- to two-page APA-formatted paper, refer to your text and then
“take a stand.” You will either defend Rush’s position for creating the
curriculum he implemented (a few of the subjects taught: general
knowledge of bookkeeping, vocal music and dance, and moral
philosophy) or discredit his stance and explain how women would be
better off without this bias and/or unfair education. List at least three
reasons to support your opinion.
Suggested Resource:
National Women’s History Museum: http://www.nwhm.org/online-
exhibits/education/introduction.html
Your finished paper must include a title page and a reference page
formatted in APA 6th-edition style. It should include a minimum of one
source in addition to your textbook and should not exceed two pages
(not including title and reference pages).
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5. EDU 324 Week 2 Journal What Did He Mean by
That?
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EDU 324 Week 2 Journal What Did He Mean by That?
1. What Did He Mean by That? [CLOs: 1, 4]. Due by Day 7. Horace
Mann (1779-1859)is best known as the father of the American public
education system. Mann improved the school system by limiting private
influence, increasing the number of high schools and increasing
attendance. In addition, he was instrumental in bettering the salaries for
teachers. Review the following quotes from this great advocate for
education. Select one of the quotes and explain what it means to you
more than 200 years later.
“A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.” -
Horace Mann
“A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a
desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.” - Horace Mann
Recommended Resource: PBS.org. (n.d.). Only a Teacher: Schoolhouse
pioneers – Horace Mann (1796-1859).Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/horace.html
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6. EDU 324 Week 3 Assignment Rough Draft
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EDU 324 Week 3 Assignment Rough Draft
At this point you should have approximately 15 events for your Final
Project. You will submit a rough draft of your project, listing at least 10
significant events.
You must include the following for each event:
The title of the event
The year(s) of the event
An image that represents the event A summary (25 to 50 words) of the
event 
A caption that labels the image
The URL of the image chosen
This assignment should be submitted in a Word document so your
instructor can comment on the content.
Hint: Although this assignment is to be completed in Word, it would be
best to complete the first 10 items of your timeline on Tiki-Toki to
ensure you know how to use the software program. Include a reference

7. page with a minimum of two sources in addition to your textbook and
format them in APA 6th-edition style.
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EDU 324 Week 3 Journal What Should
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EDU 324 Week 3 Journal What Should Education Teach
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a doctorate from
Harvard. He fought for African American rights and cofounded the
NAACP. Du Bois sought social, economic and political reforms to
expand equality and access for minorities (Pullman & Van Patten).
Watch the short biography of W.E.B. Du Bois on Bio.com. Then reflect
on the following quote:
“Education and work are levers to uplift a people. Work alone will not
do it unless inspired by the right ideals and guided by intelligence.

8. Education must not simply teach work—it must teach life.” - W. E. B.
DuBois, The Negro Problem, 1903
Although this quote is more than 100 years old, the words still ring true
for our society today. Please explain what you think “Education must
not simply teach work—it must teach life” meant then and what it means
now.
Recommended Resource: Short History of W.E.B. DuBois
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EDU 324 Week 4 Assignment Major Players
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EDU 324 Week 4 Assignment Major Players
The following list is a very small sampling of reformers in education
from 1918-1980:
Friedrich Froebel
Jean Piaget

9. John Dewey
Frazier and Sadker Thurgood Marshall 
Choose one of the above and write a two- to three-page APA 6th-
edition-formatted paper describing the significance of your chosen
reformer. Use at least two sources. Explain how and why the reformer
changed education. Conclude your essay by explaining how your
reformer’s changes are still relevant today.
Your finished paper must include a title page and a reference page in
APA 6th-edition format. It should include a minimum of two sources in
addition to your textbook and should not exceed four pages (not
including title and reference pages).
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EDU 324 Week 4 Journal A Walk Through Time
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10. Watch the We Didn’t Start the Fire video. Lyrics to the video are
available here.
There are many references to American education in the video. Choose
any two examples from the video or the lyrics. List your examples, and
explain how each directly impacted the American classroom..
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EDU 324 Week 5 Final Project Interactive
Timeline
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EDU 324 Week 5 Final Project Interactive Timeline
For the Final Project, you are required to make a timeline of the events
in the history of American education that made a significant impact, and
include a summary of each event.
Guidelines for the Timeline

11. To create the timeline, use the information from each week’s Timeline
Discussion Forum response. (You may use the events you listed or the
events your peers have listed. You will upload your text, event by event,
to a timeline you create using Tiki-Toki. You must include historical
events, with each significant time period being represented with at least
two different events/individuals. You must include an introduction
timeline slide (as prompted by tiki-toki) that will include your name, the
name of the course, and a brief description of what your timeline entails.
You must include a minimum of 20 historical events; feel free to include
more events in the area(s) that you feel were most significant. You are
encouraged to use scholarly sources where appropriate. After selecting
the historical events, compose a brief summary (25 to 50 words) for
each, and select and include a
historical image or video that highlights the event. Include a minimum
of three sources in addition to your textbook and reference them in APA
6th-edition style. Once the timeline is complete, please include the final
tiki- toki link in your written document.
Written document must include:
Cover page
Tiki-toki link Reflection of the timeline 
 A reference page
Reflection Items:
Determine which event listed in your timeline you feel is the most
significant and explain why. 
State which event you found the most interesting and explain why. 
If you had access to a time travel machine, explain which event you
would like to have been a part of and 
why.
Predict an event that you think will be listed on future timelines and
provide a rationale. 
Please note you will be graded on the clarity of your narrative and the
appropriateness of design (e.g., the quality of the images, how well the

12. images relate to the given event) and the quality of your response to the
reflection items.
The summaries and the written portion of the Final Project will be
submitted to Turnitin, so be sure to cite your sources appropriately. Note
that you must also cite in APA format the source of each of the selected
historical images and/or videos. Music clips are also welcome if you can
legitimately connect the song to the historical event (and properly cite
the source).
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EDU 324 Week 5 Journal What is Balance in the
Elementary Classroom?
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EDU 324 Week 5 Journal What is Balance in the Elementary
Classroom?
Review the following paragraphs from the Introduction in Chapter 10 of
your text:

13. The first president of the new century, George W. Bush, offered a
reform plan called No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The most sweeping
education reform legislation since the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, it created “a much larger federal presence in
educational policy and funding and set the foundation for a national
testing system” (Lewis, 2002, p. 423). It also provided the framework
and impetus for standards-based reform of education at the state level.
The NCLB mandates for Title I schools were quickly adopted and
applied to all public schools, many of which struggled to develop and
deliver curricula to meet state standards, develop and administer
assessments of student progress, improve student achievement, staff the
schools with “highly qualified” teachers, and increase accountability to
various constituencies. (Webb, 2014)
Now, take a look at the following cartoon:
There is a clear focus on testing in both the text explanation and the
above cartoon. Please explain what “balance” in the public elementary
classroom means to you.
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