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How was Noah Webster significant to the field of education?
He established the common school movement.
He advocated for free education for all social classes.
His congregations founded the first African American colleges.
His dictionary standardized the usage of American English.
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His dictionary standardized the usage of American English.
Noah Webster wrote popular school texts (the "Blue‑backed Speller") and published An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), helping to fix American spellings and usage. He did not found the common‑school movement (that is associated with Horace Mann), nor did his congregations found the first African‑American colleges, and he was not primarily known for leading a campaign for free education for all social classes.
Noah Webster wrote popular school texts (the "Blue‑backed Speller") and published An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), helping to fix American spellings and usage. He did not found the common‑school movement (that is associated with Horace Mann), nor did his congregations found the first African‑American colleges, and he was not primarily known for leading a campaign for free education for all social classes.
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