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University of al-Qarawiyyin
This university was founded in 859 and is still in existence today (Guinness World Records, n.d). -
Boston Latin School
The first public school in America was opened in Boston, Massacheusetts to train boys for college BLSA. -
Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
A Danish bishop who was disliked the idea that education was for the elites of society (Britannica, 2019). -
Danish Folk High School
Based on the ideas of Nikolai Grundtvig, Kristen Kold opened the first school in Denmark in 1844 "where the peasant and the citizen can obtain knowledge and guidance..." (Smith, 2011). -
Dr. Maria Montessori
Dr. Montessori (1870-1952) discovered that, according to AMI (n.d.), that "children who were placed in an environment where activities were designed to support their natural development had the power to educate themselves." -
Montessori Method of Education
The belief that children learn best when they get to decide what to learn (Flavin, 2017). -
No Child Left Behind Act
A law enacted in 2001 that requires states to test students in subjects such as reading and math to help make American education more competitive internationally (Klein, 2015) -
Conectivism and Connectivity Knowledge
The first massive open online course (MOOC). MOOCs promote the idea of free education and learning for everyone (McGill, n.d). -
Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller was one of the founders of Coursera, one of the first MOOC sites. She believes that online learning is the future of learning Wolfe, 2015.
