October 12-16

Monday- Forum post leaders shared their topics

Work day- my group will be presenting on 9-5

Tuesday- Mr. Bruns presented on chapters 7 and 8

Pendleton Civil Service Act- 1883

Required most government jobs to be given through a merit system based on test scores
1883: 14,000/117,000 government jobs required tests
1900: 100,000/200,000 government jobs required tests

Wednesday- Mr Bruns Continued with presentation

Ch. 8.1:

-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?

Ch. 8.2:

-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

Before the mid 1800's, education was for the wealthy
Most states had public schools by 1865
But many school-aged children still received no formal education-worked in factories instead
Between 1865-1895, states passed laws requiring 12-16 weeks annually of school
Classes focused on the "3 R's" - reading, "riting", & "rithmetic"
Memorization and recitation was very common

Thursday- Mr. Bruns moved test from tomorrow to Tuesday

Why did "the lecture" become a common strategy for teachers?
How is our school system set up like a factory during the Industrial Revolution?
- The bells
- Assembly line
  - Students are tested and if they pass, move to the next part of the assembly line
- Schools were/are "one size fits all" and prepared students to work in factories upon finishing school

Religion in Schools-

Public schools had mandatory readings from the Protestant Bible
Many Catholic families were concerned
Catholic communities set up parochial schools to give their children a Catholic Education
- Parochial School: a school supported by a church parish

Higher Education-

Ch. 8.3:

-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?

African Americans were mostly exclude from public schools or had to attend segregated schools
In 1910, 3% of African Americans between the ages 15-19 attended H.S.
Immigrants were encouraged to go to school
Most European immigrant families sent their children to the free public schools
Children learned English and became "Americanized"

Segregation-

Literacy test
- Before you could vote, you had to prove that you could read or write, most blacks couldn't read or write, some poor, white people
Poll tax
- Pay a little bit of money before you could vote, kept blacks from voting usually because they were poor, also poor, white people
Grandfather Clause (1-1-1867)
- If your grandfather could vote prior to that day, you could vote in elections
Jim Crow laws
- Segregation laws, specific laws states would pass
Lynching and violence
- KKK, threats, hangings- kept the blacks from voting

-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.

According to the Supreme Court, you could have segregation as long as they were equal. In reality, nothing was equal for the African Americans

Ch. 8.4:

-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Friday-

Mr. Bruns continued presenting and then we had a work day with our group.

Entertainment-

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