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Home Education
How Gertrude Teaches Her Children, by Pestalozzi, emphasizes home education -
Horace Mann
Horace Mann, known as the “Father of the Common
Schools” because of his contributions in setting up the
U.S. elementary school system, becomes Secretary of
Massachusetts State Board of Education -
Hampton Institute
The Butler School at Hampton Institute is opened as a
free school for black children, including kindergarten
curriculum for five-year-olds -
Oshkosh Normal School
First teacher-training program for kindergartners,
Oshkosh Normal School, Pennsylvania. -
Sigmund Freud
Freud cites the importance of early experiences to
later mental illness, ushering in the beginning of psychoanalysis and the emphasis on the importance of
the first five years -
International Kindergarten Union
International Kindergarten Union founded -
"Nursery School"
Deptford School, an open-air school in the slums of
London, is opened by Margaret McMillan. The school
emphasizes health and play, thus coining the phrase
“nursery school.” -
Black laboratory nursery schools
Hampton Institute, Spelman College, and Bennett
College open Black laboratory nursery schools, emphasizing child development principles as in other lab
schools and serving as training centers. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is passed,
requiring programs of all sizes to care for and accommodate the needs of children with disabilities whenever they are reasonably able to do so -
No Child Left Behind
In the U.S., the “Leave No Child Behind” legislation is
passed.
