Episode 1 Reflection
I thought episode 1 that covered 1800-1900 was very interesting for a couple of reasons. The first is the fact that during that time the average amount of time that a child was in school was 82 days. I just think that's a crazy number considering that we now go to school for 13 years, 17 if you include college. I don't really understand what the point of going for 82 days is, I mean how much can you learn in 82 days?
Another point I found very interesting was that public school was for the wealthy almost exclusively. If you had money, you got to go to school for a longer time and get a better education. If you didn't have a lot of money, well you were just out of luck. It made me realize just how lucky we are in today's society to have everyone receive a free public education.
The third point that I found interesting was the fact that African Americans weren't allowed access to public education. That's not terribly surprising to me, but what was interesting was the fact that they also got in huge trouble if they were even found with a textbook.
Honestly I'm just really glad that we are where we are today with our education programs.
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