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Johann Amos Comenius
Johann Amos Comenius knew the importance of teaching children at a young age and published "The School of Infancy" -
John Locke
John Locke publishes his essay that children are born with a clean slate with which experiences mold -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children should learn from hands-on activities and experiences rather than frigid instruction -
Johann Henrich Pestalozzi
"How Gertrude Teaches Children" is published and outlines home education -
Robert Owen
Robert Owen opens an infant school for refining social skills while parents work in the mills -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel believed that children learned through doing and exploring. -
Social Reform
The education reform was led with the belief that every child deserves to go to school -
Kindergarten
Created in Germany, it was originally known for poor kids. Now, it is the first grade that children go into and get an introduction to the grades that will follow. -
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner's theory involves imitation rather than instruction -
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori opens "casa di bambini" or "children's house" in Rome, Italy. She later develops a philosophy on guiding children's growth through senses and events. -
A. S Neill
A. S Neill founds Summerhill School which becomes the first free school. -
Nursery School
Margaret McMillan opens a school that teaches health and play, which is called a nursery school. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was launched into orbit. This changed the game for STEM education. -
Head Start
The Head Start approach prioritizes physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. It promotes school readiness for children. -
HighScope
HighScope teaches using well-supported activities of the child's choosing -
Standards
Standards are the desired outcomes for kids, birth to kindergarten entry -
DAP
Developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) are how early childhood educators are to act with and teach young kids -
No Child Left Behind
The "No Child Left Behind" act is passed. This act helped children of color and disabled children in the school setting