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The Great Depression

1 930s School and Education. The Great Depression. http://exit78.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/04/eyes-of-the-great-depression-026-1.jpg. By: Ariya Jacob, Mallory Jackson, and Kate Gregory. Overview of the following:. Schools. Teachers. Classes. Schools. Not the first priority

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The Great Depression

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  1. 1930s School and Education The Great Depression http://exit78.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/04/eyes-of-the-great-depression-026-1.jpg By: Ariya Jacob, Mallory Jackson, and Kate Gregory

  2. Overview of the following: Schools Teachers Classes

  3. Schools • Not the first priority • Lost the involvement of businessmen • Affected by deflation and retrenchment http://ncpedia.org/sites/default/files//almond_alarka%20school.jpg

  4. Schools • Rural schools were affected the most • Refuge for poor kids • Most changes in schools occurred in mid 1930s http://www.mnopedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main/public/90-10315%20mud%20lake%20school, %20rural%20watertown.jpg?itok=8bHEnYJ4

  5. Teachers • Salaries were lowered • Many unemployed • Rural teachers • New role in society http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/files/images/011.preview.jpg

  6. Classes • Packed classrooms • Lacked resources and equipment http://historyz.com/ebay/4829w.jpg

  7. What did the typical school day look like?

  8. Strict • In general: normal http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/SchoolBus1940.jpg http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/media/life2101.jpg

  9. What did students study?

  10. Many courses eliminated • Focused on core subjects • Progressive education http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/0/1/gd36.gif

  11. How long did students typically attend school?

  12. School year shortened More kids attended school longer due to lack of jobs

  13. How was schooling different for blacks and whites?

  14. Black Schools vs. White Schools • Differences: • Segregation • Less funding • Diminished quality of education/schools • Black rural areas affected more https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1034&bih=875&q=typical+american+school+day+in+1930s&oq=typical+american+school+day+in+1930s http://www.everyculture.com/multi/images/gema_01_img0007.jpg “By far the most heavily disadvantaged group of children in the entire field of education”

  15. Positive effects on Black Schools • Self-help movement • Desegregation (occurred later on) • New Deal agencies helped • More schools • Better attendance http://www-tc.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/images/photo9.gif http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/4-five/images/mrsraysclass.jpg

  16. Final Summary…

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