The British colonial empire faced rivalry from other colonial powers such as the Spanish, and the french.
The 17th century was a period of expansion of Spanish empires and,french empires who were staking claims in the region especially in the Americas, where Britain had a great deal of interest. This rivalry often caused sporadic clashes here and there.
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Rights were increasing for white Americans.
The Great Compromise of 1787 led to the formation of the formation of the senate and house of representatives. It also helped ensure the formation of the United States. The people believed that they should all be equally represented and equal to each other, which is the main reason on why it was created.
I'm going to quote from Alfred North Whitehead himself in answering this -- from his "Rhythm of Education" speech (from 1922). He said: <span>"Different subjects and modes of study
should be undertaken by pupils at fitting times
when they have reached the proper stage of mental
development." Then he added, "I
do not think that this obvious truth has been
handled in educational practice with due attention
to the psychology of the pupils."
In another </span>essay of his, "The Aims of Education," Whitehead also listed these two "commandments" for education: "Do not teach too many subjects," and "What you teach, teach thoroughly."
Basically he advocated teaching students at an appropriate depth for their place in the educational process -- and he believed in pushing them to learn hard things soon in the process when those are necessary things in order to keep learning and growing.
Apr 19, 1775 – Sep 3, 1783
