Education and Inequality

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Chart in regards of education and life expectancy between
rich and poor people in the United Stats of America.

Public Schools were created in the United States because they wanted to train people for jobs and help foreign people receive citizenship. Also, many Americans believed that the greatness of the country depended on scientific and technological knowledge.

In the beginning stages of starting public schools, there were many problems that came along with it. There were many strict rules and physical punishment implemented on the students that made them very miserable. The requirement for students was to attend school for four months a year. Teachers of these public schools would punish the students for the simplest reasons, like, making their chair squeak or not stand up right away.

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Kindergartens offered employed mothers to take care of children.

Schools helped families by creating kindergartens that offered employed mothers to take care of their children while they were working. It also taught them how to read, write, and learned math.

Schools perpetuated inequality because the opportunities differed from white and black people. 62% of whites attended and 34% of blacks attended. From 1890-1910, 1% of black people attended high school and over 67% of those students attended private schools.