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Friedrich Froebel creates kindergarten
Revolutionary idea that education should be child-centered and done outside of the home. -
Kindergarten banned
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1st US Kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconsin
Founded by Margarthe Schurz, this kindergarten was private and German-speaking. -
Kindergarten returns to Germany
Because of widespread popularity, especially in the Western culture, kindergarten is no longer banned. -
1st English-speaking kindergarten in US
Elizabeth Peabody open this private kindergarten in Boston. -
Kindergarten adopted into the public school system
Susan Blow convinces her father to allow her to open the first public kindergarten in St. Louis. -
National Education Association begins kindergarten department.
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International Kindergarten Union is started by teachers.
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225,000 students enrolled in US kindergartens.
This number doubled the enrollment of students in private kindergartens. -
Stanley Hall coins the term "free play"
This was a part of the "Child Study Movement" where educational psychology was developed. -
Montesorri program begins to develop.
Maria Montessori begins her philosophy on child's initiative. -
Education Act of 1918
This law requires all children in all states to recieve education. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This Supreme Court decision called for the desegration of all public schools. -
Headstart begins
This program was began to help promote further kindergarten establishment for at risk children. -
US Department of Education is established.
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Kindergarten moves to preparation of 1st grade.
Where previously, child-centered was a main focus, kindergarten's new goal was to prepare children for the 1st grade. -
Mississippi becomes the last state to offer public kindergarten.
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No Child Left Behind Act
This act, signed by President G.W. Bush created national standards for all grades and a time frame by which they had to complete them.
