Colonial New England

Purpose For Education In the New England

colonies education was used by the Puritans to teach Scripture.

Predominantly wealthy white males were tough Scripture and Latin grammar

Girls were tough how to be mothers and house keepers

In 1642, 22 years after settling the New World, laws were passed that required parents and masters of the apprentices be checked periodically to ensure that children were being taught properly.

Similarities between modern and Colonial New England Education (God’s Classroom)

Summarized: They passed a law to make sure that students were being taught right. They made sure that they had some understanding of reading and writing.

In 1647, 5 years later, The Old Deluder Satan Law was passed that required: (1) every town of 50 households must appoint and pay a teacher of reading and writing and (2) every town of 100 households must provide a (Latin) grammar school to prepare youths for the university.

Similarities between modern and Colonial New England Education (God’s Classroom)

Summarized: They passed a law that taxed households in order to create a community school. We have something similar, called property taxes.

Key Terms Dame Schools- Women would

convert their homes into classrooms.

In loco Parentis- Latin for “in place of parents”

Old Deluder Satan Law- a law passed to further educate colonists about Scripture

Latin Grammar school- offered to any white males who could pay for further education.

IMPORTANT EVENTS

• 1910 the Puritans arrived in America

• 1635 they established their first Latin Grammar School in Boston• - for the elite• - curriculum emphasised Latin and Greek

• Harvard College established in• 1636• - first college in America

• The Law of 1642 • - parents and masters of apprentices be checked periodically to ensure that children were being taught

properly.

• Old Deluder Satan Act• - the Massachusetts Law of 1647

• - the Puritans' attempt to fend off Satan's Trickery

• By the 18th century, the grammar school had incorporated mathematics, science and modern languages.

• By the 1700's, private teachers and night schools were functioning across America.

• The first published textbook was in 1690, called the New England Primer. The primer reflected the religious orientation of colonial schools

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