Individuals,+Groups,+&+Institutions

"Institutions are the formal and informal political, economic, and social organizations that help us carry out, organize, and manage our daily affairs. Schools, religious institutions, families, government agencies, and the courts all play an integral role in our lives. They are organizational embodiments of the core social values of those who comprise them, and play a variety of important roles in socializing individuals and meeting their needs, as well as in the promotion of societal continuity, the mediation of conflict, and the consideration of public issues."

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**Essential Question:** Even since the colonial era, the institution of education has been a priority for Americans. In US History I, we learned about the country's progression from home, religious based schooling to a government sanctioned "free & public" education for all citizens. Modern US History has saw the best and the worst of this lofty goal. Using the sources provided and found on your own, analyze the statement "free & public education for all." Have we always provided equal, free, & public education to all our citizens? Have some citizens been ignored? What is the current state of our education system? What do you believe education should look like in the United States?

Directions
Below you will find various primary sources that I have provided for you to help you to answer the essential question. Each source is provided digitally with a link to it's original website. To complete this unit, you must individually analyze each provided source using the APPARTS Template. You must also find four (4) more primary sources on your own and analyze them on the same paper as the provided sources. There are several online depositories of primary sources, a couple I recommend are http://digitalvaults.org and http://www.archives.gov. Be sure to put a link to your chosen primary sources on your APPARTS template so you can refer back to them when you are completing your blog post. As you are analyzing your sources, be sure to pay attention to what is //explicitly stated// (stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt) and what is //implied//( suggested but not directly expressed). This will help you to reach your best conclusions and answer the essential question.

**Required Sources** Brown Versus Board of Education

Separate But Equal

Brown Vs. Board of Education

Jim Crow School

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Special Education Laws

21st Century Education