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  2. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The schools were closely related to the Dutch Reformed Church, and emphasized reading for religious instruction and prayer. The English closed the Dutch-language public schools; in some cases these were converted into private academies. The new English government showed little interest in public schools. [49]

  3. Traditional education - Wikipedia

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    Traditional education. Traditional education, also known as back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to long-established customs that society has traditionally used in schools. Some forms of education reform promote the adoption of progressive education practices, and a more holistic approach which focuses on ...

  4. History of economic thought - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The history of economic thought is the study of the philosophies of the different thinkers and theories in the subjects that later became political economy and economics, from the ancient world to the present day. This field encompasses many disparate schools of economic thought.

  5. History of education - Wikipedia

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    Education was a process that involved three steps, first was Shravana (hearing) which is the acquisition of knowledge by listening to the Shrutis. The second is Manana (reflection) wherein the students think, analyze and make inferences. Third, is Nididhyāsana in which the students apply the knowledge in their real life.

  6. Classical economics - Wikipedia

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    Capitalism. Classical economics, classical political economy, or Smithian economics is a school of thought in political economy that flourished, primarily in Britain, in the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th century. Its main thinkers are held to be Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, David Ricardo, Thomas Robert Malthus, and John Stuart Mill.

  7. Public school funding in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Salaries decreased by 7% and benefits spending Increased by 6% from 2000-01 to 2016-17. Current expenditures per pupil enrolled in the fall in public elementary and secondary schools were 20 percent higher in 2016–17 than in 2000–01 ($12,794 vs. $10,675, both in constant 2018–19 dollars). Current expenditures per pupil increased from ...

  8. Home economics - Wikipedia

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    A Home Economics instructor giving a demonstration, Seattle, 1953 A training class 1985 at Wittgenstein Reifenstein schools. Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences (often shortened to FCS or FACS), [1] is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as ...

  9. Classical education movement - Wikipedia

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    Classical education movement. The classical education movement or renewal advocates for a return to a traditional education based on the liberal arts (including the natural sciences), the canons of classical literature, the fine arts, and the history of civilization. [ 1] It focuses on human formation and paideia with an early emphasis on music ...