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January 09, 2013 10:00 AM 100 Years Ago in Public Education

By Daniel Luzer

How has American education changed in the last 100 years?

While critics often debate the nature of rigor in schools (“they demanded more back when I was in high school”) check out the questions on this examination, required for graduation from eighth grade in Kentucky schools back in 1912:

KYExam1912

Ok, come on now. No Googling. Name the commander of the last battle of the War of 1812. [Examination via]

Daniel Luzer is the web editor of the Washington Monthly. Follow him on Twitter at @Daniel_Luzer.