The History of American Education

5 Major Events in the History of American Education



5 Major Events in the History of American Education

The Signing of the affirmation of Independence

The Declaration of Independence of the United States the declaration adopted by the Continental Congress July 4, 1776, which declared that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Britain were now independent states, and therefore no longer part of the British Empire. Written mainly Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration is a formal explanation as to why Congress voted on July 2 to declare independence from Britain more than a year after the American War of Independence. Birth of the United States, Independence Day, celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the declaration was approved by Congress.

The Declaration of Independence justified the United States, enumerating colonial claims to King George III, and claiming certain natural rights, including the right of revolution. Having served its original purpose in declaring independence, the declaration was initially ignored after the American Revolution.

People who signed the document put their destiny and their lives on the line to gain independence. If they lost, they will undoubtedly all of them were hanged.



Attack on Pearl Harbor

This changed everything. Finally, lack of isolationism in the U.S. and other allies defeated the greatest threat to the democratic peace until that time. United States came through virtually unscathed WW2 and has established itself as the only superpower able to contain communist currents.

The attack happened as a profound shock to the American people and led directly to the U.S. entry into World War II in the Pacific and European theaters. The next day (December 8) The joined States announced war on Japan. Domestic support for isolationism, which had been powerful, have disappeared. Covert support of the UK (e.g. Neutrality Patrol) was restored by an hardworking amalgamation and full participation in the European theater of operations. Subsequent operations in the U.S., as well as the alliance "axis", prompted Germany and Italy to declare war on U.S. December 11, which was reciprocated in the U.S. the same day.

Despite the many historical precedents for the undeclared conflict, the nonattendance of any authorized alert from Japan, in specific, while the talks are evidently ongoing, commanded to leader FranklinD. Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941, date which will live in infamy."



Distance of Public Education in America

The earliest form of "distance learning" was distance learning, often in non-traditional or niche programs. Since the degree of compliance had limited methods of quality assurance and ensures that the student actually completed the appropriate level of training, they have always been regarded more lightly. Nevertheless, they continued, and provided many students with education, which would otherwise have been inaccessible. In fact, the term "distance learning" was used at the University of Wisconsin catalog already in 1982.

One woman, whose work has contributed to the development of the concept of Distance Education, Anna Eliot Ticknor, daughter of George Ticknor who was a historian of Spanish literature and president of the Boston Public ...