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Johann Amos Comenius
Johann (Yo-han) Amos Comenius was a Moravian Pedagogue (Detailed Teacher). He is considered by many to be the founder of modern education. His main idea was to educate students without discrimination. He believed that everyone is born with a thirst for knowledge. -
John Locke
John Locke was born in Wrington, England. He was a professor and a part of the foundation of Classical Liberalism and his contributions to the Enlightenment. He was well known for his ideas on how to educate the youth. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a self-educated man born in Geneva, Switzerland. He believed that education should be continues and experimental and should vary by age. He was also a believer that the government should provide the means for its citizens to flourish. -
Johann Henrich Pestalozzi
Johann (Yo-han) Henrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss education reformer who believed in a romanticist approach to his reform. He wrote many great works that were foundational in their contribution to the modern education system. He believed that the dry (universal) skills that students learn are the most important. -
Robert Owen
Robert Owen was a Welsh textile worker and social activist. He was a founder of Utopian Socialism, which was an ideal that believed utopian societies could be created through socialism. He viewed education as a staple for social change and a way to create his Socialist Utopia “New Moral World”. He funded children's schools and advocated for many radical ideas. -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
Freidrich was a German Pedagogue who laid the basis that each child has special abilities and needs. He also created the kindergarten to educate young children. -
Kindergarten
The country that created kindergarten was Germany. Its purpose remained very similar over the years but had some changed concepts. Kindergarten now is to prepare students for grade school. Back then it was for educating the poor, and then was influenced by the church. -
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner was born in February 1861, in Austria. He was a lecturer and creator of anthroposophy (spiritual philosophy). He was also a social reformer and thought that true learning was spiritual. He believed that students learned better with exposure to real-life environments to become better and smarter people. -
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was a physician and an educator who believed children loved to learn. She applied to an all-boys school with hopes of learning engineering. Her approach to education is hands-on and collaborative. -
A. S Neill
A. S Neill was a British teacher and writer who founded the Summerhill School. He advocated for the education of children. His goal was to help children discover their passion or purpose in life and help them get there. -
Social reform
Social reform in education revolves around the idea that children should be taught things necessary to have a better life and form a good society. The purpose of teachers was to guide them and contribute to their learning. -
Nursery Schools
Nursery Schools were developed in England in the ’20s. Its purpose was to introduce elements of learning, play, nutrition, and more to young students. These were similar but not identical to Robert Owens's infant schools in the 1800s. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union was the first country to launch an artificial satellite into space. This marked an integral part of the Cold War/space race. The United States was rightfully worried because, with satellites in space, it suggested that the USSR was capable of launching missiles at American cities. The US then focused more on educating their students about science so they could one-up the Soviets. This was known as the National Defense Education Act (NDEA). -
Head Start
Head Start was created to prepare students aged 3-5 for elementary school. It was passed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. -
High Scope Education
The “High Scope Education” approach was created by Dr. David P. Weikard, who was a scholar for early childhood education. This philosophy resonated with the theory that students should have choices in how they learn. One example of this is Circle Time, a popular kindergarten activity. -
Media and Technology
In the early ’80s computers were introduced to many schools in the U.S., but they were not Personal Computers (PC). Modern-day computers can do more in less so the U.S. adopted programs for schools to provide computers to students individually, which is what we are taking advantage of now. -
dap
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) is a method of education that focuses on physical, interactive, and engaged learning. It was created by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). -
Standards
Standards-based grading was passed by George H.W. Bush at a summit in 1994. Standards-based grading is the system of instruction, assessment, grading, and reporting that are based on the level of the students understanding. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was created by Congress and promoted by George W. Bush. It required states to create and give annual tests for grades 3-8, and at least once in grades 10-12.