What is colonial education like in America?

/kloc-in the first half of the 0/7th century, groups of British immigrants came to the northern United States and settled in Massachusetts, collectively known as "New England". The vast majority of immigrants are Protestants persecuted by religion in Britain, mainly Puritans. These people came to the United States to seek religious freedom and political freedom that they did not have at home. Their first job after they settled down was to set up their own church, which, according to British tradition, was responsible for education. Puritans advocated that everyone could communicate directly with God by reading the Bible, denying the authority of the church. Therefore, they attach importance to education and encourage the parishioners to understand the Bible and teachings through their own reading and writing. In this way, the Puritans built churches and schools at the same time, and education in the north developed rapidly.

Primary education is mainly modeled after or transplanted from British girls' schools, and reading and writing schools have also been established. A girls' school is made up of some knowledgeable housewives who use their own houses to gather some children for simple religious education and literacy education after housework. Besides reading and writing, reading and writing schools also teach arithmetic, Latin and Greek, depending on the level of teachers. These schools are private and need to pay. Villages and towns will give some help in the future. However, due to financial problems, the school is relatively simple.

Secondary education is a Latin law school modeled after English grammar school. I mainly studied Latin, because it was a sacred text necessary for learning knowledge and religious activities at that time. Besides studying Latin, I also study some practical subjects, such as business arithmetic, navigation, surveying and so on. 1700, there were 39 Latin law schools in the north.

In order to realize their religious ideals in the new world and improve their social status through education, northern immigrants passed the resolution of establishing universities in 1636. They modeled themselves on Emanuel College in Cambridge and set up Puritan higher education institutions with half of the tax revenue of that year. 1638 was named "Harvard College" because it was bequeathed by Reverend john harvard. 1640 begins the class.

For religious, cultural and economic reasons, immigrants from the north attach great importance to education. 1642, Massachusetts promulgated the Compulsory Education Law, supplemented by 1647, stipulating that every 50 residential areas, residents should invite a teacher to teach at their own expense; /kloc-grammar schools must be established in residential areas with more than 0/00 households, or they will be fined.

/kloc-in the first half of the 0/7th century, a group of British immigrants came to the southern United States. Most immigrants are farmers and some landlords. They are Anglicans. Their main purpose of immigrating to the United States is to make money and get rich, and they are not interested in sectarian strife and how to preserve and develop British culture. After tobacco and black slaves were introduced to the south, many people made a fortune and became rich planters. The education of planter's children inherited the gentleman education model transplanted from England. They ask tutors to provide pre-university education for their children, and when they grow up, they send them to Britain to attend public schools and universities. Plantation owners usually have a wealth of books at home to meet their personal educational needs. 1693, William-Mary College was established in the south with the main purpose of religious education. At first, there was only a secondary education level, but later it developed, but most of the upper-class children went to Britain to receive higher education. The association has set up charitable primary schools for orphans and the poorest children, with the aim of preventing these children from becoming social burdens or pagans in the future. Teaching is only to impart the minimum knowledge of life and religion. There are also some apprentices. The children of the poor receive food, clothing, housing and transportation in craftsmen's homes, receive some religious knowledge and literacy education, and do all kinds of labor and housework for their masters without compensation until they are about 20 years old. Since then, apprenticeship has almost become the only way for lower education in South China.

New york, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which lie between New England and the southern colonies, are in the middle. Central immigrants are different from north to south. Immigration here is a bit late and complicated. Its language, religious tradition and cultural background are different. People live in their own groups, strive to live in harmony with others, and hope to exchange their respect for others for their own laissez-faire. The commerce and trade in the central region is very developed, so their minds are also the most active and liberated. People in Central China are mainly interested in religion and business, and the main form of school education is parochial schools. Because parish schools not only teach religious education, but also teach some reading, writing and calculation, which can meet the needs of local people. After the development of education in Central China, the education system formed is also diverse, with schools of different languages and races. The teaching content of the school is mainly practical knowledge, so the liberal arts middle schools closely related to life first appeared in Central China. 175 1 year, Franklin and his friends founded Philadelphia Shi Wen Middle School in Philadelphia. The school offers many modern practical courses to recruit children over the age of 8 who have completed six years of primary education. Since then, Shi Wen Middle School has gradually developed and dominated American secondary education for nearly a century.

By 1769, there are 9 colonial universities in the United States, 5 of which are located in the middle, 1 in the south and 3 in the north.

Before the founding of the United States, the education in 13 colony was also very different because of the differences of immigrants' religious beliefs, cultural background and local economic development. However, whether in North, South or China, there is a major feature in colonial education, that is, the education system was mainly transplanted from Britain, the suzerain country.