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  2. John Dewey - Wikipedia

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    The works of John Dewey provide the most prolific examples of how this limited vocational view of education has been applied to both the K–12 public education system and to the teacher training schools that attempted to quickly produce proficient and practical teachers with a limited set of instructional and discipline-specific skills needed ...

  3. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A significant number of teachers have to work extra hours or other jobs to make up for low pay, with nearly 17% of teachers having a job outside the school system in 2020–21. Public school teachers also work more than the required 39.4 hours a week, with an average of 52 hours worked per week, only 25.2 of which is spent on teaching.

  4. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Secondary education is the last six or seven years of statutory formal education in the United States. It culminates with twelfth grade (age 17–18). Whether it begins with sixth grade (age 11–12) or seventh grade (age 12–13) varies by state and sometimes by school district. [1]

  5. Simon Muhr Work Training School - Wikipedia

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    MPS. Philadelphia Public Schools TR. NRHP reference No. 86003310 [ 1] Added to NRHP. December 1, 1986. The Simon Muhr Work Training School is an historic, American school building that is located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

  6. Horace Mann - Wikipedia

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    Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. [1] In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, Mann was ...

  7. Art education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    e. Art Education in the United States refers to the practice of teaching art in American public schools. Before the democratization of education, particularly as promoted by educational philosopher John Dewey, apprenticeship was the traditional route for attaining an education in art. Alongside John Dewey, Elliot Eisner was a leading advocate ...

  8. K–12 - Wikipedia

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    K–12, [a] from kindergarten to 12th grade, is an English language expression that indicates the range of years of publicly supported primary and secondary education found in the United States and Canada, which is similar to publicly supported school grades before tertiary education in several other countries, such as Afghanistan, Australia, China, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, the Philippines ...

  9. Socially Useful Productive Work - Wikipedia

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    Students of Little Flower Public School, Bangalore working in Narayanapura area as a part of SUPW. Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) is a "purposive productive work and services related to the needs of the child and the community, which will be proved meaningful to the learner. Such work must not be performed mechanically but must include ...