Step 1- Choose one of the reform movements from the lesson.

Question

Children in poverty
Education
Deaf and blind
Mental illness
Temperance

Step 2- In complete sentences of your own words, create a blog post that teaches society about the reform movement you chose. A blog is a short, informative post made on an Internet site. Blogs contain catchy titles to lure in readers and often include videos and images.

The blog post should be at least one paragraph and should include the following:

•A catchy title

•What was the problem in the 1800s?

•Who was involved in addressing the problem? Refer back to the lesson.

•What was done to reform society?

•Does the problem still exist today? How do we know?

•One example of something (law, organization, institution, etc.) that exists today because of the reform movement of the 1800s

•One image representing the reform movement and its goals
Social Reform

In complete sentences of your own words, create a blog post that teaches society about the reform movement you chose. The blog post should be at least one paragraph.

Use this template to organize your blog post. This template is for you to record the facts. For this, you may use bullet points. You will then take the information you record on page one to write your blog post in complete sentences on page two.

Social Reform Blog Post
Reform Topic

Catchy Title

What was the problem?

Who was involved in addressing the problem?

What was done to reform society?

Does the problem still exist today?

One example of something (law, organization, institution, etc.) that exists today because of the reform movement of the 1800s
One image representing the reform movement and its goals Add an image here and provide the link where you found it.

Now, use the information you have recorded above to write your blog post. Use the template that is provided below.
Place your title here


Select the area above to insert an image.

Answer 1

Reform for All: The Fight for Education in the 1800s

In the 1800s, many children were denied the opportunity for an education due to poverty, social status, and lack of accessible schooling. This educational disparity not only stunted individual potential but also limited the progress of society as a whole. Reformers like Horace Mann, often called the "Father of the American Public School System," played a vital role in addressing these issues. He advocated for universal public education and tirelessly worked to replace the patchwork of private and religious schooling with a system that served all children, regardless of their background.

To reform society, Mann and his supporters pushed for the establishment of public schools, standardized curricula, and trained teachers. Their efforts led to the increase of school funding, the expansion of educational opportunities, and the concept of free education for all children. Despite these advances, the issue of educational inequality persists today. Many children in low-income areas still face significant barriers to quality education, which can be seen in ongoing debates surrounding school funding and resources across the United States.

One enduring legacy of this reform movement is the establishment of public school systems across the nation, which continue to shape education to this day. Organizations like the National Education Association (NEA) work to uphold the standards and access to public education that reformers like Mann fought so hard to achieve.

This image represents the beginnings of the public education system which emerged from the reform movements of the 1800s, igniting a change that values education for every child.