How did Americans organize to educate pioneer children on the U.S. frontier? Objective 1. Understand the relationship between U.S. land and homestead policies and the construction of schools and development of communities on the western frontiers; 2. Describe the importance of one-room schools to people in developing communities of the American West as educational facilities and community centers; 3. Compare/contrast the educational experience of rural students in one-room schools with their own educational experiences; 4. Research the oldest school in their community. Background Time Period: Duration: 90 Minutes.