Normal schools were important for women because they a. ...

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Normal schools were important for women because they
 
  a. included content related to domestic skills.
  b. offered courses at convenient times.
  c. provided opportunities for higher education.
  d. were staffed by women.

Question 2

Which of the following pre-1800 ideas about education in America was most prominent in the educational reforms that accompanied the common school?
 
  a. Public education could provide religious instruction without violating the social and democratic purposes of public schools.
  b. Citizens at the local level should have most of the authority in the affairs of public schools.
  c. It was essential that those who controlled education be those best educated in the affairs of education.
  d. The most important task for public education was to ensure creation of the elite leadership that would make democratic government work.

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b