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400 BCE
Socrates and Plato
Socratic Method- teacher asks series of questions to allow students to draw their own conclusions Plato taught through idealism (an idea never dies, just evolves and decays) -
Johann Amos Comenius
Promoted education for career preparation Believed in children's natural tendencies to want to learn Children shouldn't be punished for failing but rather helped and encouraged Start easy and build a strong foundation -
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Known as the "Father of modern education" Focused on hands on learning and having "head, heart, and hands" in the classroom Students should feel welcomed and comfortable in the classroom -
Charles Sanders Pierce
Pragmatism (Being able to see the success of a practical application reveals truth behind theories and beliefs -
John Dewey
Believed in the importance of vocational education (learn by doing) Curriculum should be relevant to a student's life Believed there isn't just one answer to a problem -
Smith and Hughes
Realized Education was not relevant to their children's lives Children were learning more on the farm than in the classroom Established vocational classes but isolated the field of agriculture -
Dr David A. Kolb
Experiential learning Experience, reflection, conceptualize, test -
Howard Gardner
Multiple intelligences Students learn best of they are taught with the intelligence they are strongest with Bodily kinesthetic, linguistic, interpersonal, interpersonal, naturalistic, musical, spatial, logical-mathematical