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Montessori Method in the United States
Montessori education spread to the United States in 1911 and became widely known in education and popular publications. However, conflict between Montessori and the American educational establishment, and especially the publication in 1914 of a critical booklet, The Montessori System Examined by influential education teacher William Heard Kilpatrick, limited the spread of her ideas, and they languished after 1914. -
Montessori Method returns to US
Maria Montessori has created a wealth of ideas, from mats to define work areas to tying in sensory experiences with learning activities.
Montessori education returned to the United States in 1960 and has since spread to thousands of schools there. Montessori continued to extend her work during her lifetime, developing a comprehensive model of psychological development from birth to age 24, as well as educational approaches for children ages 0 to 3, 3 to 6, and 6 to 12. -
Dr. Henry Kempe: Battered Child Syndrome
In 1962, Dr. C. Henry Kempe and his colleagues led the identification and recognition of child abuse with the defining paper, The Battered Child Syndrome. This paper was regarded as the single most significant event in creating awareness and exposing the reality of child abuse. -
Social Learning Theory
Albert Bandura 1925 - present
Social learning theory integrated behavioral and cognitive theories of learning in order to provide a comprehensive model that could account for the wide range of learning experiences that occur in the real world. Social learning theory draws heavily on the concept of modeling, or learning by observing a behavior. -
Sesame Street Debuts
On this day in 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street”), went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries. -
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - 1974
Mandated reporting laws - indicate how to make and respond to reports of suspected child abuse and/or neglect. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - 1974
•National attention to the need to protect children
•Federal funding for prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities
•Federal government’s role in research, evaluation, technical assistance, and data collection
•Minimum definitions ofchild abuse and neglect
•Requires mandatory reporting laws thro -
SCRAP (Scrounger’s Center for Reusable Art Parts), SFO
SCRAP is the nation’s oldest creative reuse center, and has been diverting waste from landfills for use as art supplies for over 35 years. Founded in 1976, SCRAP was created to provide art supplies to art teachers in the San Francisco Public School system. http://www.scrap-sf.org/about/mission-history -
Multiple Intelligences
Howard Gardner 1943 - present
Frames of Mind was first published in 1983. This trailblazing book revolutionized the worlds of education and psychology by positing the theory of multiple intelligences. One size does not fit all. Effective teachers try to understand how individual children take in and process information. -
Huffington Post
Here's A Really Good Reason To Make Your Kids Watch 'Sesame Street', Rebecca Klein
"Sesame Street" may give a lasting educational boost to children who watch it, a new study has found. But that doesn't mean long-distance learning should replace traditional preschool....The children who had the chance to watch "Sesame Street" were more likely to be at the appropriate grade level for their age in later years, according to the study." -
Hillary Clinton Wins
Clinton stuck to the basic tenets of focusing on gay rights, better early childhood education, paid family leave and cutting student loan debts.
Clinton is framing the expansion of early childhood education as a question of equity, playing off profound "word gaps" between rich and poor children before they even start school. According to this research, by the time they turn four, kids growing up in upper- and middle-class homes hear 30 million more words than tots whose families are on welfare.
