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Johann Amos Comenius
He believed that schools should be teaching different languages in school. -
John Locke
John Locke is a german philosopher that believed that all children are equal and that the childrens environment shaped the way the child developed. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
his belief was that he does not rely on social expectations to train children. Rousseau contends that men can attain this freedom and independence of thought through naturalistic education. -
Johann Henrich Pestalozzi
He incorporated hands on sensory experiences into school and he believed that a head, heart, and hands is most important in receiving a good education. -
Robert Owen
prohibited children less then 10 years old to work a maximum of 10½-hour day for those 10 to 18 -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
gave children hands-on involvement in practical learning experiences through play. -
Social Reform
progressive education had significant influence on instructional approaches still used in schools today -
Kindergarten
German was the first country to have kindergarten. Kindergarten has gone through many social changes throughout the years. At first it was for poor students and then it went to be led by churches. The kindergarten we know today is the first grade that students enter when they go to school to help them become more independent and prepared for the following grades. -
rudolf steiner
The belief that children should be nurtured and educated as whole individuals. He also believed that they are their own advocates for their own learning. -
Maria Montessori
all children are unique individuals, that they all have immense potential, that they want to learn and be busy. -
A. S Neill
He was an educator known for his school but he taught in schools before he went to a university. -
Nursery Schools
they were created to help improve physical and mental conditions of children living in poor areas. -
High Scope
They are a foundation that supports kids learning as they make their own decisions and becoming part of a classroom environment. -
Head Start
it is a school that is for people with lower incomes and helps kids emotional, social, health, nutritional, and physiological needs. -
Sputnik
Many of them got their college education only because of the availability of NDEA loans -
DAP
an approach to teaching grounded both in the research on how young children develop and learn and in what is known about effective early education. -
Standards
describe knowledge or skills that every student should learn and be able to do at each grade level. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind was a law made up by the U.S. this law enforced that K-12 get general education. The law held schools accountable for how the kids learned and achieved overtime.