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Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
He was born in Germany in 1483 he passed in 1546. He taught children to read, he translated the bible into German, the real beginning of teaching and learning in people's native language. He started the first child reading program. -
The first public school in america
Boston Latin school started back in 1635 and is still open to this day. It serves about 2,400 students. Both John Hancock and Leonard Bernstein attended this school. Ben Franklin also attended and he is one of its famous dropouts. -
The first Kindergarden in the United States
America’s first Kindergarten was located in Watertown, Wisconsin. It was created by a German native named Margarethe Schurz after her family moved to Watertown in 1856. The school was named Karlshuegel. -
Maria Montessori
Maria worked with children experiencing a form of illness, disability, or mentally disabled. She would travel, study, speak, and publish nationally and internationally, coming to prominence as an advocate for women's rights and education for mentally disabled children. -
Abraham Maslow
Abraham was a American psychologist, he was a professor at Alliant International University. He really cared about the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, the importance of meeting basic needs before cognitive learning can occur. -
Jean Piaget
known for his pioneering work in child development. He believed that early childhood is very important, that all children go through stages at an independent rate from the time they are born. That is why it is so important to train them early on, as it sets them up for success for the rest of their lives. He createdhighly influential theories on the stages of mental development among children, becoming a leading figure in the fields of cognitive theory and developmental psychology. -
No Child Left Behind Act
This act requires all public schools receiving federal funding to administer a statewide standardized test annually to all students, it also requires states to provide "highly qualified" teachers to all students. -
Preschool for all
The President’s proposal will improve quality and expand access to preschool for all low and moderate income from families at or below 200% of poverty. The proposal also encourages states to expand the availability of full-day kindergarten.
