The Year 1606: The Main Purpose Of Education

For many centuries, education has been evolving and changing in a variety of ways. The methods of teaching, resources used, and the students allowed to learn in the schools have all improved and expanded over the years. However, there were many obstacles along the way to make the education system succeed. During the year 1606, the main purpose of education in Virginia was to maintain order and discipline, and to have control over Native Americans. Since Virginia had little interest in education, a few reading and writing schools were established. In 1642, the Massachusetts Law was passed and it required that parents (or masters) of children provide the basic education. If the parent neglected their responsibility of providing the basic education, according to the law, the child must go to another home where they could get the education needed. Aware of the consequences, many parents continued to neglect their children’s need for education. As a result, a new law passes to improve the situation at hand.

The teacher was in charge of teaching the children reading and writing, and they must prepare the children for college. Education was now becoming a priority in most states. Many poor colonists were able to attend pauper schools, but the colonists who were better off financially were able to pay for private schooling. Women who had time to educate children established Dame schools, often in located in their homes. By the year 1689, about six schools were established. . Though there were schools, it was not enough for the many children needing an education, so some parents tried their best to provide it for them. They used resources like the Bible and a hornbook to teach them to read and