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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. What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's father?

2. Pestalozzi's methods used experiences gained from the environment of a _____.

3. What was Spencer's first name?

4. What was Montessori's first choice of study for her future career?

5. In which year was Montessori born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When did Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi live? How was Switzerland changing during this time? How was Pestalozzi affected?

4. What was Dewey's career path? How was he affiliated with Hull House?

5. When did John Dewey live? How were Dewey's views shaped and by which events of the time?

6. What was the basic educational background of Maria Montessori?

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

8. What was the basis of Jefferson's educational platform?

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

10. When did Paulo Freire live? What major events occurred in Brazil during Freire's life and career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine Thomas Jefferson's role in education. How was Jefferson introduced into the educational system? What was Jefferson's education? Why did he feel it was necessary to change the system? How were his ideas unusual for the time? Have any of Jefferson's systems remained in place in the current American educational system?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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