History of Education

By meschwartz42
  • Invention of Printing
    1423

    Invention of Printing

    The invention of printing and movable type allows knowledge to spread rapidly
  • John Locke

    John Locke

    Published his essay, which stated that children are born with a clean slate for learning
  • The New England Primer

    The New England Primer

    First American textbook printed
  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten

    Margarethe Schurz opens the first kindergarten in the United States
  • International Kindergarten

    International Kindergarten

    The International Kindergarten Union became the Association for Childhood Education in 1930
  • Montessori

    Montessori

    First Montessori school opened in New York City

  • Nursery School

    First public nursery school opened in England
  • Reggio Emilia

    Reggio Emilia

    Loris Malguzzi starts a school in Reggio Emilia, Italy, emphasizing the child's individual creative expression
  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education

    US Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" has no place in public schools.
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practices

    Developmentally Appropriate Practices

    NAEYC publishes a report entitled DAP, which outlines what is meant by "quality" work with young children from infancy through age 8.
  • Common Core

    Common Core

    Common Core State Standards for grades K-12 in English language arts and mathematics are published
  • American Summit

    American Summit

    First American Summit on Early Childhood Education is convened in Washington D.C. by President Obama