Cloze Worksheet

Word Bank : education, passed, grammar, system, teachers

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank above.

In North America, _________ was an important part of colonial development. Laws were ________ requiring elementary schools in towns with more than 50 families, and many Latin ________ schools were established for secondary education. Many prominent early Americans strongly argued for a national education _________ as a means of harnessing the young talent of the nation. However, in North America it was not until the 20th century that __________ received a professional status.