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Martin Luther
Martin Luther stressed the importance of schools being established to help children learn. It was imperative to him that literacy was taught to children. -
John Locke
John Locke believed that children were born with their minds being in a blank slate. He also believed that children were a product of their life experiences. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean Rousseau petitioned the Infant Society of Boston and the idea of preschools. His belief was that children should be encouraged to grow and learn without restrictions. He published his first books in 1762 regarding education and how children should learn through nature. -
Friedrich Frobel
Friedrich Frobel was a very important contributor to early childhood because he coined the word kindergarten. He believed that children learned through play. -
John Dewey
John Dewey is known for his philosophy of pragmatism and believed progressivism, which is the process of children's interest to be supported. Children should be taught educational resources that were an extension of their home. He first presented his educational theories in My Pedagogic Creed (1897). -
Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow is famously know for his Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory which he wrote about initially in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Humane Motivation". His theory states that children's basic needs to be meet before cognitive learning could occur. He believed that a safe and loving environment should be created for all children. He fully explained this concept in his 1954 book called Motivation and Personality. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964-Title IV: Equal Education
The Civil Rights Act helped change the course of education passing a law that required schools to become integrated. The government focused on ensuring that all people received an equal education. After, this law was passed people were not educated based on wealth or race. -
The Economic Oppotunity Act (EOA)
EOA was an act passed to promote the health, education and general welfare for people that were considered low income. Known today has the "Head Start Act" is a program that still exist today and helps many families. -
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Qualistar Colorado
Qualistar values children, the importance of their growing and learning. Qualistar has been a voice of children, helping parents and developing quality teachers for 15 years in Colorado.
