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(5 pp.) When we try to break down the influence of
religion on American education, it would almost
seem easier to try and determine those times that
religion did not have an influence on the
education system in the United States. This
discussion will look at historical influences of
religion on American education, and project some
possible reconsiderations.
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This discussion will look at historical influences of religion on American education, and project some possible reconsiderations. Puritan influences The Puritan of colonial America knew, that although even a
small child was born through sin, there still was the possibility that through education, with the Bible as the childs first text book, that the child still might learn to
be a contributing member of society. This pivotal thought continued throughout all the colonial states, as well as during the Westward expansion movement. Now we know that little Johnny
cannot pick up the Bible and begin reading immediately, so a parent would have been in charge of teaching him his letters. They may have been drawn in the
sand around the chicken coop while he was feeding the chickens. Mother might have cut letters into the top of the piecrust and told him he must "read" them
before he could have a piece. The same variety of small devices exist today as almost as "Puritan leftovers" as parents in America teach their child the letters of
his name, or the word "love." Womens roles We find women in different parts of the country having very strong influences on education through a religious context. According to
Tomczak (1999), women in Virginia and the southern colonies were not only responsible for their own households religious educational values, they were also responsible for that religious education as an
extension into the plantation, or the area at large. It was often the "Mistress" of the house whose instruction in religious education gave the African American a new sense
of identity and strength. Integral part of the American experience According to Romanowski and Talbert (2000), "the history of the United States cannot be properly taught without frequent
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