Industrial Schools
Industrial Revolution
- Industrialization of society in Europe and the US during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Mass production of goods like steel, textiles, and energy
- Urbanization-movement of large numbers of people from the country to cities
- Emphasis on skilled labor factory jobs, efficiency, and discipline
Thomas Edison
Energy Production
Electricity Demand
Lightbulb
Sir Henry Bessemer
Ships
Weapons
Railways
Steel Production
Public School System
- Implementation of mandatory schooling for boys and girls ages 6-12
- Mass education
- Emphasis on producing workers and voters with universal sets of skills
- Mandatory attendance kept children occupied in the system and reduced juvenile crime
Henry Barnard
Teaching is itself a science
Education Reform
American Education Research Journal
Horace Mann
6 Principles of Universal Education
(1) the public should no longer remain ignorant
(2) that such education should be paid for, controlled, and sustained by an interested public
(3) that this education will be best provided in schools that embrace children from a variety of backgrounds
(4) that this education must be non-sectarian
(5) that this education must be taught by the spirit, methods, and discipline of a free society
(6) that education should be provided by well-trained, professional teachers
First Secretary of Education
Massachusetts Legislator
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