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system and its development. For example, it is during this time that
the city and consisted of teaching children how to read, speak, write
14 to 18, if their economic status allowed it. Higher studies such as the
be called Canada.
coming from the arts became the most influential during this time
other form of schooling, that was not Catholic, was seen as being
Gidney, 1973). It was not until the Renaissance that people started to
realize how restricting this education system was. Any other belief
Change in Perspective
what was wrong with this education system. They claimed it was too
develop their own doctrines, or read what they wanted; everything was
regulated and put in place for them by the Church. Rabelais and
that they should study the seven liberal arts; and that education
world (Audet, 1970). Many of the views that we have today about
education were seen in their writings and views, and in the original
coming from the Church. The state and the Church came in conflict
with each other over who should control the education system. Around
the 1830s, not only was there a reform in education at this time in the
Canadas, but also in the social, economic, and political parts of the
was then that the state tried to separate from the Church as a way to
coming into the country contained several religious groups (Lawr &
Gidney, 1973). The poverty and small population of these groups made
and cultures could attend became a new goal for the state. As Manzer
CANADIAN EDUCATION ORIGINS AND REFORMATION
(1994) states in his book about public school and politics, public
Modern Awareness
teaching, there are still quite a few areas that lack this and we have to
educators is the struggle that the education system has gone through
structure, with the need to start over again. The education system
changing views of the Canadian public will always play a large role in
References
CANADIAN EDUCATION ORIGINS AND REFORMATION
Reinhold Ltd.
Toronto Press.
Wilson, J.D., Stamp, R.M., & Audet, L.P. (1970). Canadian Education: A
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y/UNICEF_chap3.pdf