Childhood

By Chewy150
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    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther was a promoter of the teaching of reading in schools. He pushed for universal education. Todays importance in reading education can be partially attributed to him.

  • First public kindergarten started in St. Louis

    Susan Blow fought to bring a public school to her town. Once this happened, the public schools came up everywhere and there 400 by the time she died in 1916.

  • Maria Montessori

    Maria Montessori is a name you have probably heard as the Montessori school system is being used in over 4,000 early childhood education programs. Montessori paved the way for the importance of children learning about things that they are interested in. She respected children and saw that they must be respected in order to be taught. She also believed that children learn by using their senses and being hands on in their learning techniques.

  • Susan Blow

    Susan Blow (pictured above) opened the first public kindergarten in
    the United States in 1873. This school was in St. Louis, Missouri.
    This school impacted early childhood education by introducing
    kindergarten to the public school system.

  • Sputnik

    In 1958 after Sputnik went into space, it prompted the United States to offer a better education to its children in the subjects of math, science, technology, and engineering. This brought about the National Defense Education Act that introduced the federal government in setting goals for educating kids in America. This would have an impact on education by helping to have a specific curriculum for certain age groups and what they should be learning. For example: common core.

  • Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made education available equally to all children in public schools. This allowed more children of many races, and from many income levels access to a better education.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is created in 1965 to help low income families to get educations. It benefits schools in buying new and better materials and updating facilities. It also created school lunch programs to help kids get a meal for the day.

  • Head Start

    In 1965 Head Start was introduced. This program helps to educate young children who come from low-income families and provides them and their parents with assistance and education. This impacts education by allowing all young children the opportunity to get a good start in education no matter how much money a family has or where they come from.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    The No Child Left Behind Act was created to sustain the ESEA. It makes it so schools are accountable for their teaching efforts. To be funded, schools have to test and be adequate in their progress. Many oppose this act, saying that it focuses too much on standardized testing.

  • The Preschool for all Initiative

    President Obama passed an act in 2013 called the Preschool for All Initiative. It created high quality preschool nationwide. It promotes access to education for children under the ages of 4.