The Education of Colonial America
 

All American >Education of Colonial America People Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson James Manning Elihu Yale John Harvard Events 1635-Boston Latin school is established as the first public school in America. 1636-Harvard College is founded. 1683-Law of 1683-Anyone having charge of children must make sure they can read by age 12. 1693-College of William and Mary is founded in Williamsburg, Virginia. 1701-In October, Yale is founded in Conneticut. 1729-Benjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette, which eventually becomes the most popular colonial newspaper. Resources The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography was a great source and it hepled me tremendously. His life alone illustrates the improtance of education. All of his goals where accomplished through his hard work and determination. Franklin was a great educator and he enlightened millions. His work is still alive today and we can always learn from it.  Colonial America 1600-1775 K12 Resources:This site was a lesson plan for teachers about Colonial America. It has timelines for all aspects of Colonial America. It was a very informative site and I got a lot of use out of it.

"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way." --Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814.

"If the condition of man is to be progressively ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe, education is to be the chief instrument in effecting it." --Thomas Jefferson to M. A. Jullien, 1818.

"But your biography will not merely teach self-education, but the education of a wise man; and the wisest man will receive lights and improve his progress, by seeing detailed the conduct of another wise man." –-Benjamin Franklin.

"There were, however, two things that I regretted, there being no provision for defense, nor for a complete education of youth; no militia, nor any college. I therefore, in 1743, drew up a proposal for establishing an academy..." --Benjamin Franklin.