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5000 BCE
The first conception
In Greece, education is only for children (male) who are of high social classes, children are known as the successors of their parents in their work, which are concepts that do not allow the free and good development of children . -
Period: 1800 BCE to 300 BCE
Children without freedom
In Greece, intellectual and classical education is developed to train children as good citizens. They could be submitted to the wishes of their family or community. At that time there were many laws that did not respect the lives of children, could be sold as slaves, treat them with violence and even kill them. -
900 BCE
Increase of infanticide in Rome
The father had full power over the child, he could even decide whether he was born or not. At this time infanticide increased. Children were educated in order to "beautify the soul through rhetoric." Schooling is divided into three stages: "Ludus" or elementary school (7-12 years), "Grammar" (12-16 years): prose, theater, poetry; "Rhetoric" (from the age of 16): I study oratory techniques and declamation. After the age of 12 normally only rich (male) children could study. -
322 BCE
Educate to develop children
In Greece, the need to educate children in order to develop them fully begins to manifest itself, for example, Aristotle explained how he considered that children should be trained depending on their age. Concern for children's health also develops. A big problem at this time was that children could be killed for committing a crime because the child was thought to be equal to a man, but miniature. -
476
Beginning of the Middle Ages
Infant mortality was very high there were a lot of infanticides, so it is classified as a crime thanks to the pressure of Christianity. Children are considered private property of fathers and mothers. The children's stage ends at age 7, when they must start working. -
500
Christianism is responsible for the children education
The Christian church begins to educate children in order to serve God. Thanks to the church, orphanages are created. At this time there was no need to give love to children to be able to train them in a good way. -
1100
Prohibition of sale of children
The church decrees that children cannot be sold after 7 years. -
The beginning of a new conception
John Locke insists on the importance of experience and habits, proposing a vision of the newborn as a "tabula rasa", where the experience is going to leave its mark, that is, the child is not born good or bad, but everything What comes to be will depend on your experiences. -
Innocent children
At this time, the child begins to be considered full of goodness and tenderness, so that there is greater value in them. The school begins to be its own for children and designed for them.
The concept of childhood in modernity is quite different. The child is conceived as innocent, without evil or sexuality. That is why it is thought of as fragile and helpless and should be protected from the diversion of adults. -
Industrial Revolution
At this time the industrial revolution began, which stopped requiring children for labor. The idea that the child is good by nature is beginning to be conceived and the child can dress differently from adults, something that could not be done before -
The creation of kindergarten
Froebel promotes the idea of "kindergarten" (preschool) and highlights the educational continuity between school-home community, the importance of children's play for its development and the need for interaction and contact between parents and children -
First laws for children.
French laws guaranteed the right of children to education. -
Beginning of a more successful conception
The conception of the child was transformed until reaching something more just, where he already had rights to freedom, dignity, and personal identity. So parents have a duty to train the child in order to help their good development. Women's education is already allowed. -
Creation of the committee for the protection of children.
In 1919 the League of Nations (UN) was created and gave much importance to children by creating the committee for the protection of children. -
Geneva Declaration
The League of Nations approved the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (also called the Geneva Declaration), the first international treaty on the Rights of Children. -
Creation of UNICEF
After the Second World War, many children were affected, hungry and ill, so the United Nations created UNICEF to help overcome this problem. -
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The General Assembly of the United Nations approved the Convention on the Rights of the Child -
Current era
After the passage of thousands of years in which children were treated with violence, mistreated and even killed, a much fairer conception was achieved, which assumes that children are the most important and should be cared for by their parents, fulfilling a duties, all this because children are seen as innocent beings who cannot support themselves, which is very true and will be the ones who will improve the situation of the world in the future. -
current era 2
Although there have been many advances, there is still a lot of inequality, so there are many children who do not have the opportunity to study or can eat well, which we hope can change soon.
