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Education and Schooling

Author: Paul Hannan

Source: Intro Music by Mark Hannan; Public Domain All Images from www.clker.com; Public Domain

Video Transcript
Terms to Know
Education

A social institution that transmits skills, knowledge, cultural norms, and the basic facts important to a society.

Equal Opportunity

A principle advocating for the equality of life chances.

Mandatory Education Laws

American education laws requiring that children attend school until the age of sixteen or through the eighth grade.

Progressive Education

The idea that schools should make an effort so that education is relevant to people's lives.

Schooling

A system of formal educational instruction.

People to Know
John Dewey

American philosopher whose ideas were influential in education reform.