Booker T. Washington

Booker T . Washington

2007

Booker T . Washington was responsible for the Tuskegee Institute (Thornborough , 1969 . Furthermore , he instituted and expanded the Tuskegee Institute for the purpose of educating African Americans (Thornborough , 1969 . Moreover , the Tuskegee Institute also became the place where the philosophy with regards to education of Booker T Washington has been nurtured and cultivated (Thornborough , 1969

In addition to that , when he observed that the status of agriculture in Tuskegee cannot be considered favorable , he came to the conclusion that the farmers need to have a specific education with regards

to their field (Thornborough , 1969 . This consequently led to the development of two forms of education ' that even now still exist (Thornborough 1969

The two forms of education ' aforementioned are : 1 ) adult education and 2 ) extension education (Denton , 1993

Here , in what is technically referred to as the adult education , he provided assistance to the adults by coming up with programs that will specifically address the needs of the local farmer (Denton , 1993 By doing so , the local farmers were able to enhance their production of food , as well as , increase the manufacture of fiber (Denton , 1993 Booker T . Washington , as well as , his ideas also played a great role in the lives of the farmers since they have learned to become independent and very productive citizens of the country (Denton , 1993

With the extension education , on the other hand , he purchased a vehicle , converted into a classroom type , placing tools that may convey relevant information , which he voluntarily and wholeheartedly brought to the farmers ' homes or locations (Denton , 1993 . This is what we now refer to as the home study ' or distance education ' or online education , since it is backed up now by advanced technologies (Denton 1993

On a final note , Washington T . Booker did not only institute adult and extension ' education , he was also accountable for the intensification and progress of technical , as well as , vocational education of the country as inspired why what he began with the issues of the farmers aforementioned (Thornborough , 1969 . This is his most important contribution on American Education (Thornborough , 1969

References

Denton , V . L (1993 . Booker T . Washington and the adult education movement . Gainesville

FL : The University of Florida Press

Thornborough , E . L (1969 . Booker T . Washington . Englewood Cliffs , NJ Prentice-Hall

Inc

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Instructor 's Name : Gary Terrill

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