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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robert Owen live?

2. Who was the Proponent of Women's Rights and Education?

3. What was Froebel's first name?

4. In which year was Montessori born?

5. Educational ideas were based on _____ before the Industrial Revolution.

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Mohandas Gandhi live? What was the landscape of the Indian government at that time?

2. What was the basic educational background of Thomas Jefferson?

3. When did the first Montessori school open? What was its mission statement?

4. What was the basic educational background of Mohandas Gandhi? Gandhi's education led him to what type of career?

5. How did Addams develop her curriculum for Hull House? What was the basis of the curriculum?

6. Discuss Rousseau's book, "Emile" and its premise.

7. When did Thomas Jefferson live? What was his role in early American education?

8. How were liberal views received during the late 1700s in Europe?

9. What was the basic educational background of Jane Addams? How did her ideas pertain to the socialization of education?

10. What was the basic educational background of John Dewey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many trends that are apparent throughout the text in regards to education. Which universities were attended the most? Were the universities influential? Which still exist? Why did the educators choose to attend and sometimes work at these particular schools? What were the educational barriers placed before the men and women as they attempted to enter college? Examine the benefits of university education as it applies to each educator.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the career of Horace Mann. Why was he considered to be the Father of Modern Education? What major accomplishments did Mann make in the American education system? What might have happened if Mann's goals had not been achieved? Explain at least three main points/tasks accomplished by Mann.

Essay Topic 3

Create a time line of the entire book, including the educators and their offerings to the education system.

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