Multiple Choice
1. Circle the best answer.
People in the 19th century considered women to be the “perfect” candidates for teaching positions because they:
A) Were more moral than men.
B) Were natural choices for leadership positions.
C) Were more authoritative than men.
D) Had a wide variety of career experiences.
2. Draw a line between the name on the left to the action that it matches on the right. You should only use each choice once and not every name on the left will be used.
Anne Scott
Emma Willard
Calvin Stowe
Horace Mann Johann Pestalozzi Paul Mattingly
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Provided instruction to teachers “on credit”. Gave the report on European Education that first introduced Pestalozzian
methods in America. Wrote How Gertrude Teaches Her Children and therein drew a connection
between maternal love and individual moral development. |
Short Answer
3. Write a short response to the question below. Answers should be written in sentence form and be no longer than a paragraph.
Why was it economically advantageous for schools to hire women teachers in the 19th century?
True or False
4. Circle T for True or F for False. Partial circles will not be counted.
T / F Pestalozzian teaching methods encouraged morality and experiential teaching methods in the classroom.
Fill in the Blank
5. Fill in the blank with the word you think best fits. There may be more than one correct
answer.
Men predominately filled ____________________ positions in the 19th century schoolhouse.
True or False
6.Circle either true or false for the following statement:
The hierarchical arrangement of superintendents, principals, and teachers in American public schools today is very different from the arrangement of those roles in the late 1800’s. TRUE or FALSE
Multiple Choice
7.Circle the best answer.
Which of the following was a feature of the bureaucratic organization of public schools in the late 1800's?
A. Graded schools in which students moved up from 1st grade to 2nd grade to 3rd grade, etc.
B. Standardized tests that evaluated student achievement.
C. University degrees as a requirement for all teachers.
D. Entrance exams for students to move from elementary to secondary
school.
Fill in the Blank
8. Fill in the appropriate word to complete the sentence in the blank provided.
Punctuality and attendance was emphasized in schools in the mid-to-late19th century to prepare students to function in a(n) _______________society.
9. Do you think men or women make better teachers? Pick only one, men or women, and give 3 reasons why you think that, in the space provided below.
Matching
10. Below on the left are teachers of present day and teachers of the 19th century. You are to draw a line from the teachers to the items on the left that are a trait of that teacher. You can use the items on the left once, more than once, or not at all. Below the items justify your answers in no more than 3 sentences.
19th century teacher |
are mostly female are seen as charity workers make low wages are supposed to instill societies values into children are emotional and nurturing
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True or False
11. Circle either true or false for the following statement:
There were more male teachers in the public school system in the nineteenth century because women kept leaving the profession to raise families.
True False
12. By the 1840’s many female teachers decided to go west, give 3 reasons why in the space provided below.
13. Circle the letter of the right answer.
Why were school committees and school boards thought of as sentinels to the classroom during the nineteenth century in the United States?
24) They were there to insure that teachers were at school.
25) They were there to insure that teachers were virtuous.
26) They were there to inspect only female teachers.
Fill in the Blank
14. After reading the statement below, place the correct word in the blank provided.
According to Calvin Stowe, women in held a higher position in American society as compared to _______.
True or False
16. Circle T if the following statement is true or F if the statement is false.
T/F Many teachers were sent West to teach in the 1840’s because there was an oversupply of teachers in the Northeastern states.
Multiple Choice
17. Circle the letter that corresponds with the correct answer to the question.
In 1846 the Board of National Popular Education was founded by:
a) Emma Willard
b) John Pestalozzi
c) Catherine Beecher
d) Calvin Stowe
Fill in the Blank
18. After reading the statement below, place the correct word in the blank provided.
Women teachers who left their families to teach in the 1800’s were taught by teacher colleges to depend on _______ instead of on men.
Short Answer
19. In 2-3 sentences answer and explain the following question:
What do you think was the most difficult hardship faced by teachers who were sent West to teach in the 1800’s? Explain why.
Circle the best choice:
21) When were the McGuffey Readers first introduced into the schooling system?
A) 1854 B) 1812 C) 1837 D)1839
22) Fill in the blank:
The McGuffey Readers perpetuated _______ principles.
23) Draw a line to put together the concepts in the McGuffey Readers
Boys were depicted most often Boys were depicted in roles concerning
Wealth and power
Wealthy were “blessed by God” girls were rarely depicted.
Girls were depicted in nurturing roles. Stories emphasized charity for these pp.
24) Circle True or False. If you circle False, then reword to make the statement true.
Given that the McGuffey readers were used throughout many schools for many years than it is logical to conclude that the McGuffey readers contributing to shaping American viewpoint. True False
Short Answer
25) Why did the McGuffey readers most often depict boys and what message did this send to young girls?