Reflection 17

Basically school in New England was very much quite similar to today’s present school system. One popular book back in there times were called the Hornbook. It was first used in Europe and America. It consisted of a wooden paddle with a hole in the middle so that the children could tie it to their belts or let it hang around their necks. They learned the alphabet, the vowels and consonants which are very much still the same as today. They also learned all the syllables rather it was one, two, or three even bigger syllables. The young infants had to know a morning prayer and an evening prayer. They viewed education very closely related to religion. The majority believed that everything developed based on God. At the ages of 4 and 6 the children started kindergarten. They learned in kindergarten the following: games, arts and crafts, music, and stories. Another form believed in education was that society learned education from generation to generation. Things such as knowledge, culture, religion, and values were very much so important in education. Later on in the 17th century, pictures were put into textbooks to get a clearer understanding of what is being taught. Also another source of understanding education was audio- visual techniques. Education was evaluated based on levels from easiest to hardiest. Meaning every year or semester the work gets complicated. Language was another important source in education. It was important to know more than one type of language besides the one you already speak. Now as for education present in today’s society, it was a little similar to New England education. So far from what I know, the children must start school at the age of at least 4. Some schools require mandatory uniform or else the kids would be penalized for violation uniform dress code. We must attend school every day unless it’s an extreme emergency with an excused absent based on the attendance policy. If we miss a certain amount of days from school the parents can get in trouble and then the school district gets involve. Another consequence is the child can be retained in that grade due to excessive absences. We must be to school at a certain time or we are then marked tardy. Now as far as school lunch is concerned, this is depending on your parents income if you are approved for free reduced lunch, or you have to pay for lunch. Now as far as the curriculum goes, we are to take subjects such as math, reading, social studies, science, geography. For electives ones such as music, physical education, Spanish, and art are taken also. There is no such thing as discrimination, each classroom has a variety of students no matter the sex, race, culture, religion etc. everyone is treated the same.