Defending Education In Afghanistan

In 1852, Massachusetts grew to become the primary state to make formal education obligatory for all kids, followed a 12 months later by New York. In 1918, Mississippi grew to become the last state in America to pass obligatory education legal guidelines. Like the “New England Primer” in the 17th century and Webster’s tutorial masterpiece within the 18th century, the “McGuffey Readers” outlined American education within the 19th century. Scots-Irish Ohio instructor William Holmes McGuffey’s readers offered greater than a hundred and twenty million copies between 1836 and 1960 and continued to sell tens of 1000’s of copies per year …