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John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius's theory was that people should be learning and getting taught their entire lives and that universal education is critical. He also believed that different subjects like math and English should be taught separately. He also wrote a book for mothers about having an Infant, and states the importance of exposing your children to subjects before the reach them in school. -
John Locke
Developed the theory known as 'Tabula Rasa' which says that children come into this world with an 'empty mind', and their knowledge is learned based on their experiences. He says that children need examples instead of rules, and correction without corporal punishment, to have healthy developmental growth. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau the idea that playing helps kid and teaches them. When children play with toys they are working their different muscles and their fine and gross motor skills. When children play with each other they learn patience and to share. Letting kids simply play also has a benefit for them besides just making them happy. -
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
He believed that the school environment should be like the home environment, and the security from that helps a child learn. He rejected harsh punishments on kids because it makes kids feel unsafe, and when they are in an unsafe environment they will not learn as well. -
Robort Owen
Opened the first infant school in the United Kingdom in his utopian mill. In his school, he included dancing and music in the curriculum. He believed that infant schools where very important, and using art and music helps a child development. -
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
He came up with the word kindergarten and the concept. He believed that in kindergarten children needed to be cherished, stimulated, and uplifted. These methods where then spread all across the world. -
Kindergarten
German was the first country to have kindergarten. Kindergarten has gone through many social changes throughout the years. At first it was for poor students and then it went to be led by churches. The kindergarten we know today is the first grade that students enter when they go to school to help them become more independent and prepared for the following grades. -
Social Reform
Social reform is the schooling that kids go through that helps develop their social skills. This would be child care that kids go to before they go into K-12. In childcare, they start learning important skills that will help them when they go into actual school. But it is also important that parents teach their kids things even before they go to child care. Their child should know simple rules and manners. -
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner believes that schools should help develop kids socially, emotionally, and intelligently. Schools need to focus on socially and emotionally not just intelligence. Schools should also encourage a child's imagination and creativity. -
Maria Montessori
By observing and working with children, Maria Montessori
learned that if classrooms have designed tools and materials, they are able to invite kids in to learn and want to participate and focus. Kids have a natural desire to learn and by making adaptive classrooms that can feed children's desire to learn. -
A. S Neill
Neill believed in the idea of self-development. He thought that teachers needed to leave kids alone to develop. Kids' interests come naturally and can not be forced. He thought that the idea of forcing kids to try certain activities and forced instruction was useless and did not work. -
Nursery Schools
Nursery schools are where children go before going into kindergarten, and it is very important to build their skills emotional and social skills, and intelligence. It also gets kids used to being with other kids and having guidance from adults. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. This focused work on science education which ended up encouraging many students to pursue science and engineering fields. It also where more talked about subjects in school. -
High Scope
HighScope is an early childhood curriculum developed by the Perry Preschool Project. This method says that hands-on learning is very important for a child's development. They need to experiment and explore to learn. It also sates how important preschool is to a child's development. -
DAP
DAP or Developmentally Appropriate Practice are the practices that a child should be doing for each year. If so the child gets the right social emotional and intellectual guidance. DAP gives caregivers and teachers a clue of a kid's intelligence, but also their emotional levels, and can find if a kid is lacking in an area and what they may need help with or if there is an emotional or social problem that is hindering them from reaching these milestones. -
Media and Technology
Media and Technology have played a large role in childhood education, both good and bad. Advancements in technology helped a lot with education and learning. It also helped children be able to observe and see the world around them without visiting it. Media and technology could also hinder a child's development. As time continues kids are introduced to electronics earlier and earlier, and can be exposed to some bad things. 1960 is when kids started using computers in school. -
Head Start
Head Start is a summer program that was made to break the cycle of poverty by providing preschool to low-income families. In this program, these children get emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs. -
Standards
The concept of standards is the different skills that a child should be able to demonstrate at each age or grade level. The idea is that 2nd graders and 8th graders should be at very different skill levels. It helps identify kids who are either behind or ahead of their age. This helps kids be placed in classes to help them like help center classes or for the kids who are thread, honors classes. -
No Child Left Behind Act
Required schools to show improvements in academics in grades K-12. This was controversial because schools with low academic rates would get punished while schools with high academic rates would get rewarded.