The objective I choose to look at was objective four. This objective is all about the colonial period and what it was like for the teacher, student and parents. The book goes into a little bit of detail about the colonial period. In other classes, I have also learned about the colonial period. I will be discussing some information from our textbook along with other information I have from other classes. This time period is very fascinating to me and I love to hear about the differences and the similarities between then and now. Although there are many differences, there are also some similarities. Schools were really starting to come around during the Colonial Period (1600-1776). For the most part, before this, school was taught in the home. …show more content…
Private tutors in the home taught the boys of landowners. Once they were old enough, they were then sent to universities in Europe. The slaves and laborers were not formally educated. Slaves were taught only the essential skills needed for working in the fields or home, as a slave. Middle class and girls were very rarely taught through formal education. The Middle Colonies was the “melting pot” of the nation. There were many different religions and nationalities. Most of this area was educated by religious groups and established their own schools based on religion. Learning through an apprenticeship was very common in this area as well. The students would be paired with a master in a line of work and then would work with them to learn that line of work. This area was so diverse; it was hard to have a common school The Northern Colonies started some of the most common schools. The area has many towns right next to each other. This area was the center of political and social life. Puritans settled this area. Much of the education was based on their religion and Biblical teachings. This area and the people that lived there were very much alike, unlike the Middle Colonies. This made it a lot easier for there to be a common school and educational
Small farms populated the region and mainly grew wheat, corn, oats, and hay. The labor was arduous and only half of the white population owned slaves. There were some factories, mills, and artisan work in the region but was not as prominent as the farms. Formal education was mainly limited to boys who attended academies or private home schools across the county that provided primary education. Most of them were connected to a church, many of them being Presbyterians who originally settled in the New World for religious freedom.
Jonathan Lee After England colonized the land known as New England today, the land was able to become prosperous through the middle 1600s. This was due to the Puritans, a religious group of people who came to New England after feeling threatened by other religious groups back in their homeland of Britain. They emigrated to New England and was able to develop society into a very religious intolerant society. Since there was a lack of societal conflict, the economy was able to prosper. The society in the New England colonies show were largely influenced by Puritan beliefs in education and religion.
The English colony mostly accepted diverse religious beliefs and had an easy free flow environment for religion. The People that settled their believed in practicing their own religion, their own way. The diversity of religious ideas also
In the late 1600’s, many European settlers arrived in North America in hopes of escaping the hardships they faced back home. America initially promised colonists the wealth, religious freedom, and escape from oppression they desired. New England was home to dense forests, and hills which was not optimal for crop growth. Therefore, the colonists directed their attention towards trade and commerce. The people in this region were devoutly religious and believed in the education of children.
The Education was a type of culture for the New Englanders because that talked about their
In the colonial days boys and girls all had different educations. Boys were taught higher math, Greek, Latin, science, ship navigation by the stars, geography, history, fencing, social etiquette, and plantation management. They were taught by a male tutor in their homes. After they have learned
The New England families tend to travel together, they had a strong sense of community and really would watch out for one another like family. Education was important to the New England colony as so was religion and they were required to study the bible. The Southern Colonies were founded as an economic venture to create wealth where as for the New England colony were mainly about religious reformers and separatists. They were looking for a new way to praise God, that’s not to say that religion wasn’t important to the southern colonies because it was they just had a different way of going about it than the New England colonies. The religion in the southern colonies was more diverse.
In the southern colonies the main people that inhabited the area were Catholics and protestants. The southern colonies ended up becoming excessively dependent on a plantation company that required slavery. Slavery was not a great solution to the labor problem but because a large portion or people owned a lot slaves and since that ownership was viewed as their wealth they were loathed to give up those slaves without financial compensation. Slavery was allowed in New England but very few people owned slaves. The Northern Colonies decided to take the weakling way out.
The 13 Colonies are broken down into 3 parts, Middle, Southern, and New England Colonies. There were many similarities and differences between all of the 13 Colonies. Many of them ranging from their climate and geography to the role women and African Americans played. A variety of people came from all around the world to the 13 Colonies for many different reasons. In the Middle Colonies, there was a very diverse population.
Also religion was a major part of their life. They also both have farms in their Colonies. Some differences between New England and the Middle Colonies is that
The New England and Chesapeake colonies were established during the early 1700s. Despite the population originating from England, the regions had distinct societies. This was due to the fact that many settlers voyaged to the New World in search of riches, to seek new lives, or for religious freedom. They differed socially, politically, economically, and geographically.
New England’s founders were strict Puritans who did not have much tolerance for any religion except their own. Over time, as more and more immigrants came with increasingly diverse beliefs, the once stable foundation began to crack. Conflicts broke out and certain religious groups were banished which led to the development of other nearby colonies, for example Rhode Island and Connecticut. In the Chesapeake region, it was easier and there was not as much controversy over religion. The area started out as a refuge for Catholics, but over time many Protestants immigrated there and soon became the majority.
College at that time was a bit different from nowadays but it still has its similarities. You had to study a lot and pull all-nighters like nowadays but there was absolutely no technology at their disposal. They had little to no resources to help them. They had no tutors to help them academically the closes thing they had to tutors was assistant teachers.
Medieval England Only the wealthy, rich and privileged could get medieval education. This required payment - there was no way that medieval peasants were able to afford it. Books in medieval England were very expensive and schools were not able to offer the students with them. There were grammar schools in most of the large towns by 1500. The size of schools were very small.
Usually, the schools back then would consist of one classroom, heated by a fireplace, with only one teacher. The children would be of a wide range of ages, from kindergarten to 8th grade. The older children would have lessons taught to them by the teacher, and the older children would help teach the younger