Please note that during a particular semester I might choose to approach a topic somewhat differently than in the past. Also, I might to choose to emphasize different aspects of a term or subject than I have in the past. Therefore, some of the possible answers given to students in the past might not work in your class at all.
Republican Childhood was…
a. A highly progressive idea brought forth shortly after the 1900s that argued children should have a democratic “vote” in their family’s affairs that increased in influence as a child aged.
b. A conservative idea beginning shortly after the Civil War in which a child would be taught the values of self-determination, fiscal responsibility, and religious morality.
c. An idealized type of childhood imagined by the middle class shortly after the Revolution which believed that a virtuous child was the foundation for a democratic society.
d. A general category of childhood observed by social scientists that identified traits that seemed to differ in children brought up in democratic societies verses those raised in constitutional monarchies.
John Dewey was…
a. A social scientist who believed that children should be protected from the adult world provided by urban centers populated with immigrants. His writings began the “back to basics” movement.
b. A physician from Missouri who believed that natal care should be more public. He set up natal care wards and incubators at places such as county fairs and the Louisiana Centennial Exhibition.
c. An educational philosopher who believed that children should be brought together in a learning “community” where they could share ideas and help each other progress through life.
d. A progressive lawyer who believed that children should be protected from the harsh realities of the adult world. He championed laws that punished industries that relied primarily on child labor.
Keating-Owing Act was a law enacted by the United States federal government…
a. that attempted to curb child labor by setting federal minimum age laws. In general, it was unsuccessful because there was no system in place to verify the age of applicants.
b. that attempted to curb child labor by regulating goods shipped interstate by companies that used child labor. It was almost immediately challenged and struck down by the Supreme Court.
c. that attempted to curb child labor by setting federal minimum age laws. In general, it was successful because companies began to phase out child labor thanks to new manufacturing processes.
d. that attempted to curb child labor by regulating goods shipped interstate by companies that used child labor. It was a very successful and curtailed the use of children in industry within a decade.
Commonwealth [of Pennsylvania] v. Fisher was a case brought before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that…
a. Established that “child savers” could be held accountable for the conditions within the reform institutions or orphanages that they funded. This case brought an end to the “child saver” era.
b. Thomas Fisher, a teenager, sued the state of Pennsylvania for disallowing him the right to work at his local steel mill because of recently-enacted child labor laws. Fisher eventually won his case.
c. Tested the legality of new interstate regulations designed to curb child labor. In the end, the court ruled that the federal government had overstepped their bounds and could not enforce state labor statues.
d. Established that the juvenile court structure developed in the latter decade of the 1800s was, in fact, separate from the adult court system and was not subject to its rules of procedure and punishment.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of “natural childhood” generally states that Children…
a. are innately good and innocent—a blank slate—that should be filled with lessons of virtue. His concepts stand as a contrast to “classical” childhood.
b. are “natural” in the sense that they’re born with “animal” instincts, which were fine, but they needed to be replaced by virtuous, “human” nature.
c. were “born of nature” and that modern life, particularly urban areas, can only corrupt them and serve to do them harm.
d. are innately evil and sinful as is most things in their “natural” state. Because of this, denialism was the only way to properly teach children.
T or F Edward Thorndyke championed the idea that children could be measured through testing and championed the idea that children should be measured and rewarded based on their correctness.
T or F Young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps generally elected to send home $25 or so of their $30 per-month salary, thus generally choosing to keep for themselves $5 per month in spending money.
T or F Native American Industrial Schools, although well-intentioned, attracted relatively few Native Americans and were generally unpopular.
T or F Bundling was an early-American tradition that allowed those courting to sleep in the same bed overnight to experience some intimacy.
T or F Shortly after the turn of the century (1900), groups like the National Child Labor Committee began to target companies instead of parents in order to “shame” them away from child labor. Previously, groups such as these targeted the parents who counted on children to provide around 20% of their household income.
a. A highly progressive idea brought forth shortly after the 1900s that argued children should have a democratic “vote” in their family’s affairs that increased in influence as a child aged.
b. A conservative idea beginning shortly after the Civil War in which a child would be taught the values of self-determination, fiscal responsibility, and religious morality.
c. An idealized type of childhood imagined by the middle class shortly after the Revolution which believed that a virtuous child was the foundation for a democratic society.
d. A general category of childhood observed by social scientists that identified traits that seemed to differ in children brought up in democratic societies verses those raised in constitutional monarchies.
John Dewey was…
a. A social scientist who believed that children should be protected from the adult world provided by urban centers populated with immigrants. His writings began the “back to basics” movement.
b. A physician from Missouri who believed that natal care should be more public. He set up natal care wards and incubators at places such as county fairs and the Louisiana Centennial Exhibition.
c. An educational philosopher who believed that children should be brought together in a learning “community” where they could share ideas and help each other progress through life.
d. A progressive lawyer who believed that children should be protected from the harsh realities of the adult world. He championed laws that punished industries that relied primarily on child labor.
Keating-Owing Act was a law enacted by the United States federal government…
a. that attempted to curb child labor by setting federal minimum age laws. In general, it was unsuccessful because there was no system in place to verify the age of applicants.
b. that attempted to curb child labor by regulating goods shipped interstate by companies that used child labor. It was almost immediately challenged and struck down by the Supreme Court.
c. that attempted to curb child labor by setting federal minimum age laws. In general, it was successful because companies began to phase out child labor thanks to new manufacturing processes.
d. that attempted to curb child labor by regulating goods shipped interstate by companies that used child labor. It was a very successful and curtailed the use of children in industry within a decade.
Commonwealth [of Pennsylvania] v. Fisher was a case brought before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that…
a. Established that “child savers” could be held accountable for the conditions within the reform institutions or orphanages that they funded. This case brought an end to the “child saver” era.
b. Thomas Fisher, a teenager, sued the state of Pennsylvania for disallowing him the right to work at his local steel mill because of recently-enacted child labor laws. Fisher eventually won his case.
c. Tested the legality of new interstate regulations designed to curb child labor. In the end, the court ruled that the federal government had overstepped their bounds and could not enforce state labor statues.
d. Established that the juvenile court structure developed in the latter decade of the 1800s was, in fact, separate from the adult court system and was not subject to its rules of procedure and punishment.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of “natural childhood” generally states that Children…
a. are innately good and innocent—a blank slate—that should be filled with lessons of virtue. His concepts stand as a contrast to “classical” childhood.
b. are “natural” in the sense that they’re born with “animal” instincts, which were fine, but they needed to be replaced by virtuous, “human” nature.
c. were “born of nature” and that modern life, particularly urban areas, can only corrupt them and serve to do them harm.
d. are innately evil and sinful as is most things in their “natural” state. Because of this, denialism was the only way to properly teach children.
T or F Edward Thorndyke championed the idea that children could be measured through testing and championed the idea that children should be measured and rewarded based on their correctness.
T or F Young men in the Civilian Conservation Corps generally elected to send home $25 or so of their $30 per-month salary, thus generally choosing to keep for themselves $5 per month in spending money.
T or F Native American Industrial Schools, although well-intentioned, attracted relatively few Native Americans and were generally unpopular.
T or F Bundling was an early-American tradition that allowed those courting to sleep in the same bed overnight to experience some intimacy.
T or F Shortly after the turn of the century (1900), groups like the National Child Labor Committee began to target companies instead of parents in order to “shame” them away from child labor. Previously, groups such as these targeted the parents who counted on children to provide around 20% of their household income.