Reflection on The Common School
This section of the book is imperative to understanding the history of education in America. Things moved slowly and were uneven not for lack of trying, but due to ballots failing and no support from people in office. Since the beginning, officials and notable people were making moves to try and get things changed and over time it eventually worked. With more and more people going to school, this led to a need for teachers--and women were the perfect people to fill the job. Women who wanted a career, and didn't want to just settle down immediately. Teaching is sometimes perceived as "women's work" but at the time, it was a big step forward in terms of feminism and things women could do on their own. There were many things covered throughout the section that answered common question many people have. For example, how did America start spelling words differently from England even though we speak the same language? This was something that wasn'...