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Catharine Beecher (1800–1878), mentioned in the last chapter as the founder of the Hartford Female Seminary and the Western Institute for Women, was a strong supporter of the common schools and saw her task as focusing the attention of the nation on the need for a corps of female teachers to staff them.

The McGuffey readers were the popular and widely used textbooks of the mid– to late 19th century. First published in 1836, an estimated 100 million copies were sold between 1836 and 1890.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827) was a Swiss educator whose philosophy of education incorporated the child-centered, sensory experience principles of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

The normal school was the single greatest force in increasing the professional training of teachers.

Horace Mann Catharine Beecher

If I could change the outcome of one of my chosen events I would choose___ because____.

I would have to choose Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi’s way of thinking. More children should have sensory play.

What would you say is the most important result of each of your chosen events? 

I would say the expansion of normal schools is very important to the future of education.

These events are still significant today because____.

Normal schools are very important and still significant today. Teachers need to be well educated to be able to be successful and as we march on as a society, it is important for teachers to keep up and never stop learning.

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