Literature

 After reading the first section of the story of American Public Education, it gives in insight into how the schooling system started in the eighteenth century and how it began to blossom by the nineteenth century. Although schooling wasn’t much of a concern during the 18th century, parents still wanted their children to have the ability to read. Agriculture was the main concern and it how most made a living. They didn’t need an education to know how to farm and produce products for the community. The 18th century did have schooling but was were very limited and the school would be miles away. Schooling also wasn’t free and wasn’t opening to everyone. Only the Rich and White would be able to attend school. It wasn’t until the 19th century and the political leaders of that time were concern with the future generation. The next generation would be responsible for the future of democracy. They feared that if schooling wasn’t mandated then the next generation would ruin what they worke...

             Hello everyone! My name is Kimberly Guarquila. I’m a Psychology major at NJCU. This is my Junior year. My interests are painting, writing, and creating makeup looks. I also love to spend my time at work, I quite enjoy my job. I’m a dog walker and I spend most of my day with dogs and cats. I decided to take this class simply because I was very much interested in the class. I wanted to know more about the educational system in America, seeing as my main goal is to become a school psychologist.             When I think back about my earliest memories and experiences dealing with literacy, I think back to when I was four years old and I was starting pre-school. In fact, at four years old that was the first time I’ve ever held let alone looked at a book. I had no idea what the book said, not only were the words in English, but I didn’t know how to read. It...