Questions tagged [education]
Education is a process of organized teaching and learning.
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Why did the US enact compulsory education?
Why did the US enact compulsory education? The wikipedia article actually isn't very helpful, at least where the intentions of the people who campaigned for this are concerned. I seem to remember ...
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Were Egyptian Pharaohs literate?
This video says scribes read letters to the king as the king was not literate. Can anyone comment on this
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How did an honor society get named as if it were a Chinese gang?
Honor societies and fraternities are a fixture in U.S. colleges. Most often they use Greek letters for their names, and some have names in English. However, the men's honor society of Santa Cruz High ...
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What happened to University College of San Francisco?
In 1859, the Reverend George Burrowes founded University College in San Francisco. Confusingly, it was also known as City College. Burrowes advertised the school in the Daily Alta California newspaper....
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What education was required for a woman to become a teacher in pre-WWII Germany?
When a woman wanted to become a teacher in Germany of the first half of 20th century, she had to
attend a preparatory school for 2 years (Präparandenanstalt), and then
spend 3-6 years at a female ...
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Who were the earliest Californian university students?
In California's Spanish and Mexican eras there was not much formal education. The nearest university was that of Guadalajara, founded in 1792. The Híjar-Padrés colony of 1834 brought teachers who ...
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Did the treaty of Versailles require closure of German cadet schools?
I'm hoping someone can give me a definitive answer about whether German military schools/academies ("kadettenanstalt" - secondary school level) were forced to close by the Treaty of Versailles. It ...
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Education during World War 2
I'm currently working on a research paper for my World War II class and I've decided that I wanted to pursue the topic of education in Nazi occupied Europe during WWII.
However, after doing loads of ...
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Where did United States colleges rank internationally during the 19th century?
I have read that the USA was far behind Europe until maybe the 1930s. But just what were the limitations of US colleges prior to that?
EDIT: I realize there was unlikely to have been any published ...
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How accurate was the depiction of the Japanese Canadian community in the movie Vancouver Asahi?
In the movie "Vancouver Asahi", it is shown that
Japanese Canadians in Vancouver lived in their ethnic neighborhood and did not mingle with white Canadians at work.
second generation "Nisei" people ...
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What kind of education would a 12th/13th century English knight get?
I'm trying to get inside the heads of historical actors of the period. I'm sure the martial class was just as diverse as any social group, but give me the best summation that you can.
I'll expand a ...
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How were artisans trained in Ancient Egypt?
I would like to know how artisans like potters and blacksmiths were trained to specialize in their trade in ancient civilizations. In particular, I am interested in how this was done in ancient Egypt.
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What kind of training did Imperial military officers receive? [closed]
In the early modern period, European empires maintained their faraway colonies with great armies and navies. Many enlisted soldiers and sailors were barely trained; imperial officers were often ...
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Why didn't Portugal found universities in its colonies like Spain?
Imperial Spain and Portugal conquered and developed huge empires. Both monarchies were Catholic and seized huge amounts of land in the 1500s.
Both European motherlands had numerous universities, but ...
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Were there examples from Renaissance period of a relationship of erotic nature between a teacher and a student or during transmission of knowledge?
The context for my question is drawn from a movie on teaching history. The question per se, pertains to history. I hope that it was triggered by a movie scene is only seen as a context and not as a ...
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How did people apply for university in the 18th century?
Universities have been around for a while.
I am reading a book called Frankenstein.
One of the main characters, Victor Frankenstein, attends the University of Ingolstadt in Germany.
Now, it makes ...
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When did “skipping” grades become common and when did it stop in USA?
I know, for example, that Tom Lehrer (the comedian) went to Harvard at 15 and he said that during WW2 especially, this was not particularly unusual. It is my impression that in the 1930s and 1940s, ...
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The history of US land grant universities and interpreting the Morrill Act
As a student at a large land grant university, I'm curious about the history of the academic climate I live in.
Section 4 of the Morrill Act of 1862 states the following:
...each State which may ...
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Who taught Russian in Eastern-bloc satellite countries?
After the USSR gained many satellites countries in central/eastern Europe in 1945, Russian became obligatory at school. It seems those Russian courses were highly unpopular and only a small minority ...
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How did the education system in Colonial North America work?
I read that Hamilton changed his birth date from 1755 to 1757 to look better for attending King's College. Also, many other Founding Fathers attended colleges at 15 or even younger. What education ...
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How did desegregation affect the jobs of black school teachers in the South?
In its October 6, 1954 issue, the Southern Presbyterian Journal published a report from US News & World Report that suggested that black teachers in the South would be rendered unemployed by ...
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How educated were the Orthodox priests of Imperial Russia around 1800?
In Imperial Russia, "white" priests (as opposed to "black" monks) of the non-noble clergy ministered to the Orthodox public. Entering this profession meant entering a new social class; it did not ...
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What education path had to be followed to study law in 17th century Europe?
How was the path in terms of education for a small kid to follow in years so that he can become a LAWYER in 17th Century in Europe? (Mainly in The Holy Roman Empire).
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Is there an online dictionary of History?
I am reading a textbook, Civilization in the West, Volume 1 — to 1715 and when I read the terminology I had a trouble understanding what it meant. I wonder if there is a History dictionary online that ...
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What were the required conditions to be accepted by a university in Medieval Times?
What were the conditions to be fulfilled for a free man in the (LATE) Medieval ages, to be accepted by a university as a student?
Thanks!
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Did Romans create dictionaries?
Did the Romans make any efforts to catalogue foreign languages? Or their own? Or none at all? I'm sure none have survived, but were dictionaries as a concept known to their general populace?
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What universities existed in Dutch East Indies, and how available were they to the native population?
In the introduction of his translation to the historical novel Footsteps, the translator Max Lane (who is also described as a researcher on Indonesia) said that in the beginning of the novel, the ...
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Was it normal for New York schools in the late 1960s to be desegregated?
I am currently researching late 1960s America in order to being writing a story. The story is set in 1966 in New York. So were schools (specifically Middle Schools) in New York desegregated by this ...
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What was the first school in Santa Cruz, California? [closed]
Schools were established in and around Santa Cruz, California, as it became more populous in the mid-1800s. Which school, public or private, in or near the city, was first?
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Where other than Kronstadt did the Russian American Company train its employees?
The Russian American Company used to send students of navigation to study at an Imperial college in Kronstadt, then obligate them to work for the Company for a period of years. This was very expensive,...
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Was late-medieval French education recalcitrant to math?
The teaching of mathematics (as we understand the subject today) in France is said to result from Ramus. However, It was his predecessor Oronce Fine who convinced François 1 to include it at the ...
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Changes to the school leaving dates in Scotland and Northern Ireland
I am looking for sources that tell me about when and how the school leaving dates were changed in Scotland and Northern Ireland after World War 2. I define school leaving date as the date you do not ...
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Who was the first US president to graduate from a public university?
I know that most of the presidents went to college and a major portion of those presidents were awarded degrees. Who was the first president to be a graduate of a public university?
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What level of knowledge was required to enter medieval universities?
According to this answer, students at university in the medieval period were generally paying their own way and were independently rich or were selected by the crown or the church, the latter making ...
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Why does the First World War (WW I) play such a minor role today compared to Second World War (WW II)? [closed]
In my experience, in Central Europe, people are more aware of the Second World War, than the First World War. This seems to be the case in other European an American regions, too.
Do others also see ...
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When was corporal punishment last lawfully practised in state schools?
Apparently (wiki) corporal punishment was legal in schools until rather shockingly late. 1986 for English and Welsh state schools, 1998 for private schools, 2000 in all Scottish schools and 2003 in ...
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Why was the British University Grants Committee abolished in 1988?
Wikipedia says that:
The UGC was wound up on 1 April 1989, with its powers transferred to a
new body, the Universities Funding Council, which was directly
responsible to Parliament.
But it's ...
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Who would have a good or fair command of Latin in medieval Western Europe?
This answer to this question states Latin was the language of diplomacy in medieval Western Europe, but this does not imply that royalty or nobility themselves knew Latin: it would suffice that a few ...
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What does this symbol in the title page illustration of the “Margarita Philosophica” mean?
The Margarita Philosophica appeared around the year 1500 CE, written by Gregor Reisch of Freiburg.
The title page of the manuscript contains the fascinating image below, in which the seven primary ...
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When did English become a major subject in Japanese schools?
I used to think older Japanese people wouldn't have studied English at school, and recently came across someone who thought likewise (link available on request).
A middle-aged Japanese person told me ...
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What did education look like in occupied countries during WW2?
For example, Germans occupied Poland, then Ukraine as a part of USSR. And this occupation went on for several years. Did universities keep on working? Schools? How did the curriculum change? I ...
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Why were schoolchildren in the USA taught virtually nothing about the Holocaust during the fifties and sixties?
I was born in 1947 just two years after the end of ww2 and went to high school during the sixties. I can't recall more than a passing reference to the extermination of 6,000,000 Jews. How can this ...
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How did Milton know about Egyptian gods like Osiris, Isis and Orus?
in Paradise Lost, he references tons of ancient religious figures. Where would Milton have learned these things?
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Was literacy ever used as a tool to oppress the population by higher social classes? [closed]
In this question, one of the answers stated that
Actually, states can interact well enough with their subjects in the villages without widespread literacy. It helps to have someone literate who can ...
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Why is literacy difficult? [closed]
This question continues from Literacy in the classical world
It seems that literacy rates for populations prior to mass education becoming prevalent were estimated to be 20% or lower. However, it can ...
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Did the University of California and University of Geneva award honorary degrees to Inazo Nitobe?
According to Inazo Nitobe (author of "Bushido: The Soul of Japan") timelines written in Japanese, he was awarded honorary degrees from "University of California" (Kariforunia Daigaku, カリフォルニア大学) in ...
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Was Charles V of France opposed to commoners learning?
Was Charles V opposed to commoners learning? If so, why?
I read in the acknowledgement section of this book that "The Bibliothèque Nationale was extremely kind in allowing me to use its marvelous ...
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Cost of education in Germany in 1900
I am curious how much did the German universities charge their students in late 19th early 20th century. I am specifically interested in the math/science education at University of Göttingen, one of ...
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What do I ask myself/ teach my child to ask herself when looking for translations/adaptations of historical/epic works for her?
I hope I am asking this question on the right site as it may be a cross-over question, or too specific - if that is the case I understand. However, I'm hoping that a bunch of History buffs would want ...
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Colonisation of India: Which regions of the United Kingdom did colonial personnel come from?
I'm a linguist doing research on the emergence of new dialects of English spoken in former colonies, especially India. These new dialects have two major influences: (1) Interference from the mother ...
