In the Beginning gave me a view of why and how the education system came about. In this reading, Elliot introduces the Committee of Ten. A committee that was created to determine the purpose and topics of secondary school. During this time, approximately 7 percent of teenagers attended high school and there was no set curriculum. The Committee of Ten determined what topics were necessary for teenagers to learn in school and arranged them in to categories such as languages, humanities and sciences. The committee also decided who was qualified to teach these subjects.
The Committee of Ten concept relates directly to the sector of the Board of Education that now governs the function of high school institutions across the country. The one major difference that I noticed after reading this is that the Committee of Ten did not handle the financial aspect of high schools, or at least it was not mentioned in the reading. The Board of Education handles all responsibilities of schools, including financial responsibilities.
Creating the Comprehensive High School gives it's reader and overview of the ideal comprehensive high school. This excerpt presents both an examination of many comprehensive high schools in the country and also how they can be made better. Conant gives a rather long list of functions that are essential in the success of a comprehensive high school. This is a very broad list that includes elective programs and how a normal day should be organized.
Overall, In the Beginning was a view of high school in the late nineteenth century. It took us back to the start of the secondary education system. Creating the Comprehensive High School not only explained the function of a comprehensive high school, but also presented insight on the inner workings that make a high school better.
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