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Jan 1, 1483
Martin Luther
Emphasized the importance of establishing schools to teach children how to read. Luther translated the Bible into German marking the beginning of teaching and learning in people's native language (Morrison, 2014, pg75). -
Period: Jan 1, 1483 to
Early Childhood Education History Timeline
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John Amos Comenius
Comenius believed education should begin in the early years because " a young plant can be planted, transplanted, pruned and bent this way or that. He slso believed that sensory education forms the basis for all learning and that insofar as possible, everything should be taught through the senses (Morrison, 2014, pg 76) -
John Locke
John Locke believed all children were born as blank tablets. Locke also believed development came from stimulation children recieve from parents and caregivers through experiences they have intheir enviroment ( Morrison, 2014, pg. 73) -
Robert Owen
Robert Owen believed that childrens enviroments contribute to their beliefs, behavior, and achievements just as we do today. In 1816 in New Lanark, Scotland Owen opened a school for infants (Morrison, 2014, pg 78). -
Maria Montessori
Developed a system for educating young children that has influnced early childhood education to this day. The montessori methond is currntly used in over four thousand early childhood programs today. Maria Montessori was the first woman in italty to earn an medical degree ( Morrison, 2014, pg 82) -
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget believed that children developed intelligence through direct experiences with the physcial world. He also devoted his life to conducting experiments, observing children (including his own) and developing and writing about his theory (Morrison, 2014, pg 85). -
Erik H. Erikson
Erik Erikson developed his theory of psychosocial development based on the idea that cognitive and social development occur hand in hand and cannot be seperated. He also believed that children's personalities and social skills grow and develop within the context of society and in response of society's demands, expectations, values, and social insitutions such as families, schools and child care programs (Morrison, 2014, pg 100). -
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow developed a theroy of motivation called self- actualization based on the satisfaction of human needs. Maslow maintains that people don't achive self-actualization until the needs of life essentials, saftey, and security, belongingness and love achievement and prestige, and aesthetics are met (Morrison, 2014, pg 97).
