SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ schooling. Answer: the portion of education most anemble to our
influence
⩥ conservative political perspective of education. Answer: focusses on
individual responsibility and competition, as well as traditional values
and morals.
ex. cursive handwriting
⩥ liberal political perspective of education. Answer: focus on group
dynamics and social problems
ex. art, specials
⩥ radical political perspective of education. Answer: focus on
dismantling systems of inequality
⩥ intellectual. Answer: to teach basic skills, content, knowledge, and
higher order thinking
,⩥ social. Answer: to help save social issues, ensure social connections,
to socialize students into behavior and values of the society
⩥ political. Answer: to prepare students to participate in the political
order and assimilate children into the basic laws of society and patrioism
⩥ economical. Answer: to prepare students for their future careers and
prepare them to contribute work to society
⩥ social classes of education in the colonial era. Answer: only right
white men were required to receive an education, creation of ivy league
universities
⩥ puritans. Answer: focus on literacy as a means of teaching christian
life
⩥ massachusetts old deluder law. Answer: landmark law establishing the
foundation for public education in America, requiring towns to provide
elementary schooling to ensure citizens could read the Bible and
understand religious texts
⩥ What did Benjamin Franklin prioritize in public education?. Answer:
Secular courses of study in reading, writing, public speaking, creative
reflection, and art.
, ⩥ What is Benjamin Franklin's belief about self-improvement?. Answer:
Self-improvement happens through education.
⩥ What type of approach did Benjamin Franklin have towards
education?. Answer: A more liberal approach.
⩥ What did Thomas Jefferson believe was the key to success?. Answer:
A literate population
⩥ What did Thomas Jefferson attempt to create in 1779?. Answer:
Virginia state schools
⩥ Who was Horace Mann?. Answer: A former lawyer and educational
reformer.
⩥ What did Horace Mann create in 1837?. Answer: The Massachusetts
Board of Education.
⩥ What significant educational institution did Horace Mann establish in
1839?. Answer: The first ever teaching training school.
⩥ What type of schools did Horace Mann establish?. Answer: Common
schools, which are free and publicly funded.