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I think a key timeline to hit in this questions is that regarding the change between "one best system" and the "Administrative Progressives." In Tyack IV in the Conflicts of power and value, it comes clear that the administrative progressives were not necessarily making changes to support diversity but to make their jobs easier. At one point it is described that outsiders who might see urban schools and classrooms would be shocked at how smoot things were actually operating. It seems that Muckrakers and administrative progressives (powerful business men) were making it a point to demonize the "one best system" in order to push their agenda through. I found the term "progressive" to be somewhat of an oxymoron. However, "one best system" carried with it many flaws which also failed to address diversity. In both era's underpriviliged groups were failing or being left out of mainstream schooling. The IQ tests appeared to be the biggest tool that administrative progressives used to "scientifically" categorize students. Tyack throughout four and five discusses the merit (or lack there of this).
 * Question 1 – Today it is widely assumed that schools should support diversity. To what extent did the educational institutions do this in the past? Do you think students benefitted from the ways schools addressed (or failed to address) diversity? **

Obviously what has been posted below regarding the pliot of African Americans is pertinent

Remember Dr. Lowe wants us to stretch back into history....what were the Puritans doing to help support diversity? The answer is very little, but on the same token I think we have evidence in our reading to support they would have been more likely to "force" all to be in school as it was necessary to uphold society. The administrative progressives seemed much quicker to place people on the fast track to the factory.

I would be careful to go to heavy on our mock "school board meeting" as evidence of a lack of diversity as I think he can polk holes in that argument. For instance, at some level we have to be realistic about resources and I do not think the lack of teaching a variety of foreign langauges reflects that schools were not wanting to support diversity rather they did not have the resources.

If I answer this question I would find it prudent to focus on the fight female teachers had with the superintendents. This defenitly shows how at all levels schools were not able to provide students with the democractice principles one might look for in schools today. Tyack: Part IV P109- 125 //The Burden of Race// Discusses late 19th century through early 20th century education of Blacks within the public education system. Part V //Inside the System//
 * Page 110 Blacks in Boston make a case for education being the "equalizing power" for Black children in a white dominated society
 * Page 111 Tyack quotes Fredrick Douglas about black and white children learning together, "will learn to know each other better, and be better able to cooperate for mutual benefit."
 * Page 115 discusses segregated black schools and the growth of this idea in the late 20th century throughout many large American cities.
 * Page 116-117 discusses desegregation and what impact this had on teaching jobs for Blacks
 * Page 180-181 //Discusses the// Americanization of foreign born students.
 * Pages 185-186 discusses attempts made to differentiate education to meet the needs of different ethnic groups.

Other readings: Cubberley, Ellwood. Public Education in the United States 1919. "Battle for Free State Schools" pp. 120-123 (p 121 #9)

Other notes:


 * In the past diversity was not a good thing
 * Trying to Americanize citizens – patriotism, etc.
 * Political cartoon from first class.
 * St. Louis schools decision to include German.
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