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John Locke (1632-1704)
John Locke was known as one of the most influential thinkers. He is credited with developing the theory that children are shaped by their life experiences and perceptions of those experiences. He pushed that morals were very important to teach a child and did not believe in traits inherited. He believed that at birth out minds were blank slates. Locke also taught that children do not respond well to lengthy lectures and the earlier they began learner the better. -
John Comenius (1592-1670)
John Comenius was the innovator who first introduced picture books.He was considered the father of modern education. As an educator and theologian, he led schools and advised governments across Protestant Europe through the middle of the seventeenth century. -
Jean- Jacques Roussuedu (1712-1778)
Rousseau's ideas have influenced progressive "child-centered" education. Rousseau felt that children learn right and wrong through experiencing the consequences of their acts rather than through physical punishment. He believed that hands on learning was best for children. Rousseau made it known that children are different from adults and therefore learn differently. -
Robert Owens (1771-1858)
Robert Owen supported passage of child labour laws and free co-educational schools. Owen's greatest success was his support of youth education and early childcare. Owen felt that human character is formed by circumstances over which individuals have no control. This principle lead Owen to the conclude that the secret behind the correct formation of people's characters is to place them under proper environmental influences physical, moral and social from their earliest years. -
Susan Blow (1843-1916)
Susan Blow successfully open the first public
Kindergarten in the United States. She was known as the "Mother of the Kindergarten." Not only did she pay all expenses to keep the kindergarten running that first year, she was not compensated for her hard work and dedication. The experimental class was a success and quickly grew. Within three years, her kindergarten system had fifty teachers and over one thousand students, and by 1883 every public school in St. Louis had a kindergarten. -
Erik Erickson (1902- 1994)
Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development- cognitive development occurs in conjunction with social development. Thought all children need predictable, consistent, love, care, and education. He specialized in child analysis and underwent a training with Anna Freud. In the United States, Erikson became the first child psychoanalyst in Boston. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was created in 1965 to help low income families receive aneducations. It benefits schools by buying new and better materials and updating facilities. It also created school lunch programs to help kids get a healthy meal at least once a day. -
Preschool for All 2013
The President’s plan will maintain and build on current Head Start investments, to support a greater share of infants, toddlers, and three-year-olds in America’s Head Start centers, while state preschool settings will serve a greater share of four-year-olds. Only 6 out of 10 of America’s kindergarten students have access to a full day of learning
