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Johann Amos Comenius
He was remembered mainly for his inventions in methods of teaching, especially languages. He outlined the systems of schools for people. -
John locke
He was the founder of the school of thought. This is also known as British empiricism. He was very influential and made foundational contributions to modern theories. This changed what school looked like now in the modern days because it was such a big contribution to everyday life. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He was best known for his work on the social project. He talked about the relationships between individuals and society in this. -
Johann Henrich Pestalozzi
He was an educational reformer who exemplified romanticism in his approach. He was the founder of what became the "Pestalozzi method". -
Robert Owen
He tried prohibiting child labor in the workplace and it worked. He also was the father of utopian socialism. He also helped with the co-operative movement. -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
He laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have different needs sometimes. -
Social Reform
These were the debates on schooling and trying to figure out the way to give the best education to children. This improved kids learning in many different ways. -
Kindergarten
It is a preschool education based on the easy things young children can learn to build up the the higher education. -
Rudolf Steiner
He used imitation and example as an approach to teaching children. He supported creative child play and taught kids through this so they could have fun and remember what they were learning more efficiently. -
A.S neil
He founded the Summerhill School and championed free self-development in the education of children. He founded new ways that helped children learn more easily. -
Nursery Schools
This is an establishment or learning space for young children to get an education before starting elementary school. -
Sputnik
This started the education in science. It highly encouraged the teaching of science to help children understand the earth and the way things work. -
Media and technology
Media and technology are causing for education to teach more and less in a way. People may get distracted by it but you can find stuff from any time in history. -
Head start
This helped kids understand school better and helped them feel more confident in their skills because they were put into schools early. -
High scope
This was an educational research foundation. It was based on the methods of the 1962 Perry preschool study. It was based on the child development theory and research. -
Maria Montessori
She was an Italian educator who was acclaimed for her educational method that builds on the way children learn naturally. -
Standards
This helped describe the knowledge and skills that every student should learn and be able to do at each grade level. This helped with future education because it helped with children's learning possibilities. -
DAP
This is developmentally appropriate practice. It was an approach that early care and education professionals use in school. -
No child left behind
This required schools to demonstrate their success in terms of the academic achievement of every student. This was the main law for K-12 general education in the United States.