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Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a promoter of the teaching of reading in schools. He pushed for universal education. Today's importance in reading education can be partially attributed to him. -
John Locke
John Locke was known as one of the most influential thinkers. He said that teacher make children because children do what they are taught. He believed that children are molded and shaped by their experiences in life. He pushed that morals were very important to teach a child and did not believe in traits inherited. -
Mary Wollstonecraft
In the late 1700's Mary Wollstonecraft (pictured above) believed in
educating women and also believed that educating people in
general would improve society. Wollstonecraft also thought that
education should be equal for all people. The impact this would
have on early childhood education would be the Head Start
program and similar programs to help educate low income families
and especially women. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau makes it known that children are different than adults. He believed that children will be who they will be and approached their education naturally. He thought that hands-on learning was best. -
Garden of Children
The Garden of Children (Kindergarten) was created by Friedrich Frobel. He based his beliefs and education on the fact that children are unique with unique needs. He also created Froebel gifts, which were educational toys made especially for kids. He believed that leaning happens through play. -
Margarethe Schurz
Margarethe Schurz (pictured above) started the first
kindergarten in the United States. Schurz used the German
language in her kindergarten, probably because kindergarten
originated in the German language. This school impacted early
childhood education by opening the door to an education for
America's young children. -
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. -
Head Start
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. -
Military Child Care
Operation Military Child Care is started to support the child care needs of parents who are activated and deployed. -
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.