WONDER #1268: Why Was School Created?

Question 1 of 3

Who is considered the Father of the Common School Movement?

1. Thomas Jefferson
2. George Washington
3. Roger School
4. Horace Mann

Question 2 of 3

<p class=\"FreeForm\">Which of the following is NOT a subject that was a focus of the earliest schools?</p>

1. reading
2. writing
3. mathematics
4. psychology

Question 3 of 3

<p class=\"FreeForm\">By what year were all students in the United States required to complete elementary school?</p>

1. 1800
2. 1861
3. 1642
4. 1918

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