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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Martin Luther believed that schools needed to teach children to read. He wanted the people to be able to read the Bible in their own language. He translated the Bible into German that had the people start teaching and learning in their own language. Since he did this, literacy is very important in all countries. -
Johann Pestalozzi (1746-1827)
Johann Pestalozzi believed children could be able to achieve their potential through sensory experiences. He came up with "object lessons" that involved counting, measuring, feeling, and touching. He also wrote two books called, "How Gertrude Teaches Her Children" and "Book for Mothers'. He started the wave of books on parenting and everything pertaining to children. -
Robert Owen (1771-1858)
Robert Owen believed the environment children are in is what shape their character. He opened an infant school in 1816 in New Lanark that led to the opening of another infant school in London in 1818. His practices influenced why early education is important. -
Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852)
Friedrich Froebel also known as the "father of the kindergarten" believed that the teachers are to observe children and help them learn when they are ready. Kindergarten means "garden of children", which helps show why he compared the kids to seeds and the teachers to gardeners. Froebel also believed that the development of a child mostly happened when they were playing or doing a self activity. -
Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
Jean Piaget was all about children learning and developing intellectually. Constructivism is a way of learning cognitively by Piaget. Constructivism helps to provide some guidance for what to teach. -
Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
Erik Erikson believed the psycho-social development theory. That means that cognitive development and social development go together. The adults in the child's go together. The adults in the child's life are a big part of their environment. -
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
Abraham Maslow believed in the self actualization theory. He thought this was the highest human need. Self actualization is the process of encouraging children to do their very best. Educators do what they can to ensure every child receives a the correct education that they can learn at their own pace. -
Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005)
Urie Bronfenbrenner believed the ecological theory and how it forms. The ecological theory is five environmental systems. Microsystems is when the child is influenced by the environment around them. Mesosystem is the link between all microsystems. Exosystems is the environmental system that affects the child but does not directly affect them. Macrosystem is when the culture of the environment affects the child. Chronosystem is how the environment affects the child over time.
