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Resume - Public Education - Joseph Lancaster Joseph Lancaster 1778 - 1838


 * Objective:** I created the Monitorial System which is a system where advanced students teach less advanced students which evolved into having a teacher teach many students at one time.


 * Summary:** I was born in London, and didn't follow the path my parents wanted for me, becoming a minister. Instead I chose to be a Quaker, and dedicate my life to helping the poor become educated. I believe that people need to be united in a common good. "All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society," and that common good is education. If the poor were educated, and put that education to use, poverty would be a thing in the past. Women also should be educated. With my Lancasterian Monitorial System everyone can be educated, and with education almost anything is possible.


 * Major Accomplishments:**
 * 1803 - I published my pamphlet, //Improvements In Education//, which explained my teachings and teaching methods.
 * 1805 - George III invited me to meet with him, and discuss his help in aiding to my school finances.
 * 1818 - I moved to the United States, and traveled from Boston, to New York City, to Philadelphia to see how my method of teaching was developing within those cities.
 * 1821 - I started another school in Baltimore, and published a new book, //The Lancasterian System of Education.//


 * Bashing of Opponents:**

Vaccinations - If given a high dosage of vaccination the patient may actually contract the disease that was initially trying to be prevented. A vaccination doesn't cure a disease, it only prevents it. Also, the prevention isn't 100% ensured.

Hospitals - Many sick people are in a close, contained area which allow disease to spread quickly from patient to patient.

Urban Development - With many people living in a small, crammed area pollution, disease, and accidents are more likely.

Labor Unions - The companies that are part of labor unions are becoming monopolies, and taking over the business world by charging high prices for daily used goods that consumers can't get through anyone else.

Women's Suffrage - The fight for women's rights and getting out of the home caused many controversies. Who will care for the children if the mothers aren't a pro-dominant part of their lives? Who will manage the home by cooking an cleaning?

Public Education - Children start to learn what they need to know to pass a test rather then actually learning, understanding, and applying the information being taught. They start to just memorize.

Scientific Research - Scientific research is expensive and usually paid for by tax payers. There are disagreements about ethical and unethical issues surrounding many scientific ideas. People mistake theory as fact.

Religion - Religion has been hugely fought over, disputes about religion created numerous wars though out history.