Which of the Following Pre-1800 Ideas About Education in America

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pre-1800 ideas about education in America was most prominent in the educational reforms that accompanied the common school?

• A)Public education could provide religious instruction without violating the social and democratic purposes of public schools.
• B)Citizens at the local level should have most of the authority in the affairs of public schools.
• C)It was essential that those who controlled education be those best educated in the affairs of education.
• D)The most important task for public education was to ensure creation of the elite leadership that would make democratic government work.