Military strategy. Announcer next, an author discusses the lives of children during the colonial period including their status and justice system. This was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting. Holly brower is professor of history at the university of maryland. She is also author of the book by birth or through consent to go being here onyou cspan3s American History tv. A broadegin with question. How were children viewed in the 16th century, raced on your research, compared to those now in the 21st century . Ms. Brewer there was not as much distinction between childhood and adulthood. Not even close. Children had the legal capacity to do a variety of things and be responsible for things in a way we would not be today. It is almost beyond how we can imagine. For example, i found an example of a fiveyearold putting his mark at the bottom of an apprenticeship contract that binding himself to labor until he turns 24. It was considered legally binding. I found an e
So happy to have everyone here. Of course we are here to listen to Diane Ravitch. I have a couple housekeeping items, can a retired social studies teacher from San Francisco talk here at one time, is passing out cards on which you can write questions. So our format will be diane and i are going to talk for a little while. And then we will open the floor to questions from the audience. And the questions will come from the cards and that way we will know if a lot of people are asking the same question we have the cards and will know to ask that question. So i would like to give a little introduction i know a lot of people have been following Diane Ravitch for long time. Diane ravitch as a champion for schools around the country drawing on over 40 years of research and experience ravitch is one of the nations leading advocates for Public Education. Her years of experience, working in the government shaped her approach to education and gave her a unique and powerful perspective which she b
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