Milestones in the history of ECE

By ams30
  • 1483

    Martin Luther

    Marti Luther seems to be the first recorded voice for ECE. He wanted schools for all th children and believed they should all be taught to read. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 73)

  • John Comenius

    John Comenius wrote the first children's picture book, Orbis Pictus. He thought children should learn through their senses. He believed thethngs tha children go through influence what they are like in the future. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 73)

  • John Locke

    John Locke believed the same thing as John Comenius. He said children were born a "blank tablets" makig their childhood experiences the key factor in shaping their personality. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 73)

  • Robert Owen

    In 1771, Robert Owen was born. Robert thought that the environment that the children grew up in decides a child's beliefs, behavior, and achievements. He saw how important children's education was to the future and how important environment is to children's education. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 73)

  • Friedrich Froebel

    Friedrich was the founder of Kindergarten. He realized that children can, and should, learn and grow in a variety of ways. He saw the benefit in children playing and believed that a teachers role was to facilitate the growth in their younger students, thus the name "Kindergarten". (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg 73)

  • Jean Piaget

    Jean agreed with the idea that kids should learn through play as well. He said mental and physical activities were important for the development of children. He thought children needed more then just to listen, they needed to be involved. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 74)

  • Lev Vygotsky

    Lev actually built on Friedrich's idea that a teacher is meant to groom their student(s). He thought the communication between the two acted to help bild the child's education to new heights. He said that the more competent the teacher, the better the child can learn. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 74)

  • Howard Gardner

    In 1943, Howard comes up with the Theory of multiple intelligences. He believes that intelligence is made up of nine abilities and that teachers should develop a plan to help students in each area. (Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 75)

  • Work Cited

    Martin Luther-Friedrich Froebel -- Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 73 Jean Piaget-Lev Vygotsky -- Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 74 Howard Gardner -- Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, Pg. 75