A Zeal For Education
- Free schooling was the exception, not the rule, in British colonies- Many colonial leaders had a concern for education o All major religious groups had education concerns: § Anglicans in Virginia and the Carolinas - Religious leaders constantly discussed means of ensuring education to the children in their respective areas - The emphasis upon reading the Bible and pious books was characteristic of the English Puritans, also the Protestants o Protestants made individual biblical interpretation a central part of their religion - In most areas, those who had the means to pay for instruction were expected to provide education for their children - New Englanders succeeded best in their efforts to create schools in which children of both the prosperous and the poor could gain the minimal essentials of education; the other colonies struggled with the problem § strong central government – dominated by clergy who had firm opinions about training children in literacy and knowledge of the Bible · Massachusetts Bay could see that all children be educated by persuasion or authority
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Approximate Word count = 1712
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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