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Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Martin Luther was a well known German priest who began the idea of preaching in different languages. He publically supported the idea that schools should teach children how to read and expanded on the diversity in education. If it weren't for Luther, my race could have never evolved into what we are today. In Hmong, we have our own way of spelling and saying letters, but it's all based on the English Alphabet. -
John Locke (1632-1704)
John Locke was a theorist who believed that the mind was "a blank tablet." He believed that everything in a child's life affects how they develop and that learning starts from an early age. I agree because ever since I was young, I've watched how my parents always take off their shoes before entering someone's home, and so I followed. Children literally follow what they see and Locke believed that all children were followers. -
Johann Pestalozzi (1746-1827)
Johann Pestalozzi believed that, "education should follow the course of nature." He thought that education should be family centered and that supported mothers could best teach. Personally, I don't agree or disagree because at home my mom only asks me to do chores around the house and not my brothers. So my work at home and school are better than my brothers because their work ethic isn't all that great. -
Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852)
Friedrich Froebel was the founder of "kindergarden" and believes that the teachers are the gardeners. The gardener/teacher help the plants/children grow and understand that each child is different and will need different nutrients in order to grow. This analogy is quite accurate in describing children because I do believe that every child has different needs in order to grow. -
John Dewy (1859-1952)
Dewy was a supporter of discovery learning. The idea that a child learns from their own discoveries and that the curriculum of education should be based on the children. I do agree with how the curriculum should be child based because every child is different so being an educator, you must be flexible with how you teach. -
Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
Piaget was a phycologist who believed that all children are little scientists. Piaget believed children, "literally develop their own intelligence." This idea puts all faith into child and I am not against this idea because ultimately it is up to the student if they want to succeed. The teacher can only do so much. -
Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
Erik Erikson's beliefs solely focused on how a child's emotional and cognitive development are affected by how the teacher/parent act around them. Negative energy coming from either the teacher or parent will affect the child negatively and vice versa. This is held to be true in my opinion because I have seen it. I was a tutor in high school and being a student and a semi-teacher, I saw how a students home life affected their grades. -
Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005)
Bronfenbrenner was a phycologist who studied how different environments shape children differently. He took in different factors into consideration and researched the development of children.
