Memorize these and you could recognize 14.3% of all Education clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a kindergarten | 9 | After a trip to Germany, Susan Blow established the 1st U.S. public school of this type in St. Louis |
| 2 | Maria Montessori | 8 | Italy's 1st woman M.D., she originated the teaching method that bears her name |
| 3 | Princeton | 7 | The only U.S. chair of Shiite studies was recently established at this N.J. Ivy League university |
| 4 | Yale | 6 | 1st football tackling dummy was devised in 1889 by Amos Alonzo Stagg at this Conn. university |
| 5 | Horace Mann | 6 | Teaching himself in the town library, he went on to found the 1st U.S. public teachers' school |
| 6 | Harvard | 6 | Founded in Cambridge in 1636, it's the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S. |
| 7 | Brown | 5 | John F. Kennedy Jr.:this Providence campus |
| 8 | the American Federation of Teachers | 5 | This union founded in 1916 also includes school custodians as well as the people in its name |
| 9 | Head Start | 4 | Program established by the U.S. government in 1964 to give kids a jump on kindergarten & life |
| 10 | Wellesley | 3 | Hillary Rodham(B.A. '69) |
| 11 | USC | 3 | 1967:UCLA's Gary Beban;1965, '68, '79, '81, 2002, 2004:Stars from this crosstown rival |
| 12 | Trinity | 3 | Isaac Newton & Lord Byron:this Cambridge University college |
| 13 | the University of Virginia | 3 | Its founder Thomas Jefferson didn't want to grant degrees, as they were "artificial embellishments" |
| 14 | the Sorbonne | 3 | Pierre Curie:this division of the University of Paris |
| 15 | the Jesuits | 3 | (Hi, I'm Chris Matthews.) This religious order runs 28 colleges in the U.S. including Georgetown, Loyola & my alma mater Holy Cross |
| 16 | the G.I. Bill | 3 | This legislation educated over 7 1/2 million World War II vets |
| 17 | Public Enemy | 3 | (Hi, I'm Scott Ian of Anthrax.) In 1991 on "Bring Tha Noize", we brought the metal & this this group, led by Chuck D, brought the rap |
| 18 | phonics | 3 | In 1996 California schools eased out "whole language" for this letter-by-letter way of teaching reading |
| 19 | Oxford | 3 | This university 50 miles west of London dates back to the 12th century |
| 20 | Michigan | 3 | The Kalamazoo case of 1874 established this state's right to use local taxes to establish high schools |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 3 | The first secondary school in the 13 colonies was established in 1635 in this colony |
| 22 | Georgetown | 3 | This D.C. university is America's oldest Roman Catholic-sponsored college |
| 23 | Dick & Jane | 3 | From the 1930s to the '70s, millions learned to read from books featuring these 2 children & their dog, Spot |
| 24 | Columbia | 3 | Nicholas Murray Butler was president of this Manhatfan Ivy League school from 1902 to 1945 |
| 25 | William & Mary | 3 | Chartered 1693 by the eponymous pair |
| 26 | principal | 3 | The name of this elementary school official is from the Latin for "first person" |
| 27 | MIT | 3 | I.M. Pei, George Ellery Hale, Murray Gell-Mann |
| 28 | curriculum | 3 | The "formal" type of this Latin word is the course of study; the "hidden" one is the social cues & values kids pick up |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 2 | Lake Forest College is near Chicago; change one letter to get this North Carolina university |
| 30 | vocational | 2 | From a Latin word for "a calling", this type of school trains its students for employment |
| 31 | Vassar | 2 | This Poughkeepsie, N.Y. school built an observatory for astronomer Maria Mitchell in 1864 |
| 32 | the University of North Carolina | 2 | This school in Chapel Hill was the first state university to accept students, on February 12, 1795 |
| 33 | Texas Tech | 2 | Though its name connotes more engineering than soft rock tunes, this Lubbock U. boasts John Denver as an alum |
| 34 | Suzuki | 2 | This Japanese violinist's method teaches children a musical instrument at an early age, believing it builds character |
| 35 | Sarah Lawrence | 2 | William Van Duzer Lawrence named a college for his wife, her |
| 36 | red | 2 | You can see why Arizona teachersdemanding higher pay & more funds used the rhyming slogan this "For Ed" |
| 37 | Read | 2 | In 1955 Rudolph Flesch wrote "Why Johnny Can't" do this, attacking current teaching practices |
| 38 | Public school | 2 | British term for schools like Eton that are actually what Americans would call private |
| 39 | Plato | 2 | Encyclopedia Americana calls "The Academy", founded by this philosopher, the first university |
| 40 | philosophy | 2 | In 1896 Queen's University awarded Canada's first Ph.D. in this field that all Ph.D.s should be in |
| 41 | Penn State | 2 | 1973:John Cappelletti of this school; Jo-Pa had been head coach for 7 years even then |
| 42 | parochial | 2 | From the Latin for "parish" it's the common term for an elem. school maintained by a parish |
| 43 | Oregon | 2 | Willamette University, oldest in the West, is in this state |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 2 | Cherokee schools were operating in this territory in the 1830s, about 60 years before white schools |
| 45 | Lee | 2 | Washington College was renamed in 1871 to honor this general, its president from 1865-1870 |
| 46 | junior colleges | 2 | In 1901 Stanley Brown & William Harper established the first of these 2-year community colleges, in Joliet, Illinois |
| 47 | Juilliard | 2 | Now named for a benefactor, it opened in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art |
| 48 | Johns Hopkins | 2 | The women who raised $500,000 to open this Baltimore med school in 1893 insisted women be admitted |
| 49 | Indiana | 2 | It's back to Chicago for DePaul, a Catholic university; DeDeDeuws in Greencastle in this Midwestern state |
| 50 | homework | 2 | A 1901 California law abolished this for grades 1-8; what kids did instead with no TV, God knows |