Date of Award
1970
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Education
First Reader
Professor Ralph Ford
Abstract
In September, 1957, many Americans pictured Russia as a vast slum composed largely of baggy-trousered peasants who couldn't make a decent refrigerator or automobile. On October 4, 1957, when the Russians placed the first man-made hardware in orbit around the earth, this illusion exploded into bleak reality.
The American people were staggered. The Eisenhower administration was in serious trouble--but not for long. Within weeks the nation was given to understand that the school teachers were to blame. America had fallen behind because John Dewey's fuzzy-minded disciples had failed to teach children enough science. Suddenly, American secondary education became our national embarrassment.
Recommended Citation
Todd, Susan Ann, "Modern Breakthroughs and Forecasts in Education" (1970). Honors Theses. 538.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/538