| 词条 | Committee of Ten |
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The Committee of Ten was a working group of educators that, in 1892, recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. BackgroundIn the United States, by the late 1800s, a desire for educational standardization had manifested across the country.[1] Across the nation and within communities, there were competing academic philosophies which the Committee of Ten aimed to resolve. One philosophy favored rote memorization, whereas another favored critical thinking. One philosophy designated American high schools as institutions that would divide students into college-bound and working-trades groups from the start; these institutions sometimes further divided students based on race or ethnic background. Another philosophy attempted to provide standardized courses for all students. Somewhat similarly, another philosophy promoted classic Latin/Greek studies, whereas other philosophies stressed practical studies. Membership of the Committee of TenTo resolve these issues, the National Education Association formed The 1892 Committee of Ten. The committee was largely composed of representatives of higher education. Its subgroups, consisting of eight to ten members each, were convened by the following individuals:
RecommendationsThe committee provided its recommendations in a report that answered an initial set of eleven questions, and outlined important curricular knowledge within each major instructional specialty including Latin, Greek, English, 'Other Modern Languages', mathematics, and the sciences (physics, chemistry, and astronomy).[2] Twelve years of education were recommended, with eight years of elementary education followed by four years of high school. The committee was explicitly asked to address tracking, or course differentiation based upon postsecondary pursuit. The committee responded unanimously that "...every subject which is taught at all in a secondary school should be taught in the same way and to the same extent to every pupil so long as he pursues it, no matter what the probable destination of the pupil may be, or at what point his education is to cease." [3] In addition to promoting equality in instruction, they stated that by unifying courses of study, school instruction and the training of new teachers could be greatly simplified. These recommendations were generally interpreted as a call to teach English, mathematics, and history or civics to every student every academic year in high school. The recommendations also formed the basis of the practice of teaching chemistry, and physics, respectively, in ascending high school academic years. The Committee identified the need for more highly qualified educators, and proposed that universities could enhance training by offering subject-education courses, lowering tuition and paying travel fees for classroom teachers and that superintendents, principals or other "leading teachers" could show other teachers, "... by precept and example, how to [teach] better".[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite book |last=Hertzberg |first=Hazel W.|title= Foundations. The 1892 Committee of Ten|date=Feb 1988|publisher= Social Education, v52 n2 |id=ERIC EJ365372 }} 2. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PfcBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3 |title=Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies: With the Reports ... - National Education Association of the United States. Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies - Google Boeken |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-03}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=National Education Association of the United States. Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies.|title=Report of the Committee of ten on secondary school studies: with the reports of the conferences arranged by the committee.|year=1894|publisher=Pub. for the National Education Association by the American Book Co..|page=17}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=National Education Association of the United States. Committee of Ten on Secondary School Studies.|title=Report of the Committee of ten on secondary school studies: with the reports of the conferences arranged by the committee.|year=1894|publisher=Pub. for the National Education Association by the American Book Co..|pages=53–54}} 3 : Education policy in the United States|History of education in the United States|Secondary education in the United States |
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