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Period: Jan 14, 1400 to
History of Early Childhood Education
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Jan 1, 1534
Martin Luther
Martin Luther emphasize the importance of formal schooling to teach children to read. especially boys. that family was the most important institution in the education of children.martin also translated the bible to german influencing modern universal education. -
John Comenius
John taught school,wrote textbooks- the great didactic and the first picture book for children . csme up with two concept in that a revolution in teaching methods was essential to allow learning to become rapid, pleasant and thorough follow nature to help children learn. he also thought early learning experiences formed what a child would be like; influencing that early learning determine school and life succcess. -
John Locke
John locke is credited with developing the theory that children are shaped by their life experiences and perceptions of those experiences. he said children are born as blank tablets and that all children are born with the same mental capacity to learn influencing that learning should begin early. -
Jean-Jacques rousseau
Jean wrote a book about a child rearing and education according to nature. believed knowledge could be drawn out of the child if seperated from corupt society. developed the child case study influencing natural approaches to education work best like authentic testing. -
Johann Pestalozzi
Johann believed that education should follow the child's nature.he wrote a book in which he talks about how distorted environment creates sources of evil. that human developments begins at home with the mother influencing modern family centered approches to early childhood education -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
friedrich was the father of kindergarden. believed children develop through unfolding. developed the idea of circle time . He likens children to a seed that needs to be nourished and teacher to the gardener. -
Robert Owen
Robert owen believed society could be changed by educating the people. led to opening of first infant school in london.influenced idea of early education and its effect on societal improvement. -
Maria Montessori
Montessori focused on fulfilling the needs of the child to the fullest potential.developed the montessori method for educating young children influencing large school that emphasize her approach.
