Curriculum History of the United States and England Term Paper by Top Papers

The paper relates that public education in the United States was not realized until "the end of the 19th century" (Thattai, n.d., sec. 2) and this occurred following the efforts of Horace Mann and Henry Bernard, who believed that all people should have the right to be educated in the United States, regardless of their socioeconomic status (Thattai, n.d., sec. 2). The paper explains that prior to this time, the only individuals that were involved in learning were those of the wealthy class, who attended private facilities created solely for the rich (Thattai, n.d., sec. 2). The paper notes that it was in 1918 that all student in the United States were required, by law, to attend school "at least until the sixth grade" (Thattai, n.d., sec. 3).