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Johann Amos Comenius knew the importance of teaching children at a young age and published "The School of Infancy"
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John Locke publishes his essay that children are born with a clean slate with which experiences mold
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that children should learn from hands-on activities and experiences rather than frigid instruction
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"How Gertrude Teaches Children" is published and outlines home education
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Robert Owen opens an infant school for refining social skills while parents work in the mills
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Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel believed that children learned through doing and exploring.
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The education reform was led with the belief that every child deserves to go to school
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Created in Germany, it was originally known for poor kids. Now, it is the first grade that children go into and get an introduction to the grades that will follow.
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Rudolf Steiner's theory involves imitation rather than instruction
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Maria Montessori opens "casa di bambini" or "children's house" in Rome, Italy. She later develops a philosophy on guiding children's growth through senses and events.
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A. S Neill founds Summerhill School which becomes the first free school.
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Margaret McMillan opens a school that teaches health and play, which is called a nursery school.
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Sputnik was launched into orbit. This changed the game for STEM education.
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The Head Start approach prioritizes physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. It promotes school readiness for children.
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HighScope teaches using well-supported activities of the child's choosing
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Standards are the desired outcomes for kids, birth to kindergarten entry
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Developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) are how early childhood educators are to act with and teach young kids
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The "No Child Left Behind" act is passed. This act helped children of color and disabled children in the school setting