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Johann Amos Comenius
Johann believed that learning is rooted in sensory exploration. He also wrote a text for mothers titled The School of Infancy, where he discusses the education of children up until the age of six. -
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John Locke
John Locke was influential in early childhood education. He informed parents that children are rational. He helped parents with their patience by insuring that knowledge comes with age and experience. -
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed that children were born naturally good rather than evil. He is best known for his book Emile in which he raised a hypothetical child to adulthood. -
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
He focused on the fact that children should be allowed spontaneity and the freedom to generate their ideas, also allowing them to arrive at their answers. He also rejected corporal punishment and believed that children needed to be nurtured and encouraged. -
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Robert Owen
Robert Owen had radical ideas like "books in infant schools are worse than useless" and he believed that schools should focus their teaching on children's interests. He also began the infant school movement, providing childcare and early learning opportunities. -
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Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
Froebel was the first person to open up a kindergarten school in Germany. He was also the person to come up with the name for Kindergarten, relating young children back to seedlings. -
Social Reform
Social Reform is the idea that schooling younger children will lead to social change and improvement. -
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. -
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Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Steiner proposed that children are active agents in their own learning. Children are driven by their curiosity and drive to grow. -
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Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was the first female physician in Italy. She worked with poor children and children with disabilities. She designed materials, classrooms, and learning methods for young children. -
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A. S Neill
A. S Neill rejected any type of compulsory teaching. He thought that children would learn the best when they saw the need to learn themselves. It would be more efficient if they wanted to learn rather than being forced to learn. -
Technology
The introduction of Technology started as early as the 20th century with the introduction of TVs, then Phones, iPads, and other devices. This can enhance a child's learning abilities but also hinder it as well. -
Nursery Schools
In the 1920s nursery schools and day nurseries went beyond custodial healthcare. They fostered the child's total development. -
Sputnik
Sputnik, the Soviet Satellite, was the first successful space exploration in the world, which caused an upheaval in educational circles. Questions were asked like, why were we not the first in space? What is wrong with our schools? Emphasizing education -
Head Start
Project Head Start was conceived as an educational role in fighting against poverty. Head Start helped disadvantaged poor children have access to the same schooling as better-off children. -
Highscope Curriculum
The high-scope curriculum consists of learning objectives, effective adult interaction strategies, and assessment measures. Highscope programs are proven to advance the development of children -
DAP
DAP stands for developmentally appropriate practice that enhances the growth of the whole child. Mastery of play is considered one of the most important tasks for young children. -
No Child Left Behind
The U.S. Government passed the No Child Left Behind Act to help ensure that schools were held accountable for how children learned and achieved. It requires states to establish student academic standards. -
Standards
Standards of education were introduced in English and Math for K-12 students. Standards in early learning include the identification and monitoring of quality indicators.