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The beginning and start of Early Childhood Education
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Emphasized the necessity of establishing schools to teach children to read. Today, literacy for all continues to be a national priorety.
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Spent his entire life teaching schools and writing textbooks. Two of his famous books are considered the first picture books for children. He believed that education should start in the early years and that sensory education is the foundation for all learning.
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Part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty. The EOA implemented several social programs to promote health, education and the general welfare with people of low economic status.
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Focus on education as a humanistic imperative
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He's theory of the mind is that it is a blank tablet. This means that the enviorment and experiences literally form the mind.
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His book, Emile, set his beliefs that the "natural" education of young children. This means encouraging growth without undue interference or restrictions
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Johann was influenced by both Comenius and Rousseau. He believed that all education is based on sensory impressions and through proper sensory experiences, children can achieve their natural potential.
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Contemporary Education Programs
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Known as the "Father of Kindergarden", Friedrich idea's were basedon the idea ofunfolding. He believed development occured primariliy through self-activity and plays.
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Robert believed that childrens enviorments contribute to their beliefs, behavor and achievemts. In 1816 he opened an infacnt school in New Lanark, Scotland for children ages 18 months to 10 years,
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He was considered a contemporary of Piget. His theory of development is particularly useful in describing children's mental, language, and social developments.
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Education as a Nation Defense
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Maria was the first women in Italy to earn a medical degree. She was interested in education solutions for problems such as deafness, paralysis and mental retardation. Maria had created the Montessori Method that is still being incorporated in our learnings today.
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He believed in the theory of schooling, progressivism, emphasizes children and their interests rather then the subject matter. He created the Progressive Education Theory. and his 5 baisc principles are still being used to influence ECE code of conduct today.
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With the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, the United States stated to look at education as a national defense.
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Congress passed the NDEA in fear of Soviet domination. It was the idea that the best defense is a good educational defense. Also sparked the current placement and emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM).
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The civil rights act of 1964 included a provision that protects the constitutional rights of individuals in public facilities, including public education. Now called the Equal Opprotunity in Education Act.
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The beginning of Head start.
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Congressed passed the EDEA which serves to fully fund primary and secondary education. Helps provides monies to help educate children from low income families.
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Maslow's theory of motivation is based on the satisfaction of needs. He maintained that children cannot schieve self-actualization until certain basic needs are met.
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The EAHC mandated that in order to recieve federal funds, states must develop and implement policies that ensure a free appropriate publuc education (FAPE) for all children with disablilities.
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Jean was intrested in how children lean and develop intellectually. His theaory was called cognative theory, Jean's proposition that children develop intelegence through direct experiences with the physical world.
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The Head Start Act of 1981. Head start is one of the longest-running programs to address systemic poverty in the US.
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His theory is called Psychosocial Theory, which is based on the psychosocial development. Which means the cognitive and social development occur simultaneously and cannot be seperated.
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is the current reauthorization of the ESEA the NCLB continous the standards movement established by the NDEA and emphesizes accountablility through testiing. Provides federal funding for schools that accuire high testing schores and meets the adequate yearly progress(AYP) standart6s, an accountablility measurments.
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rthe EAHC was reauthorized and renamed the IDEA. Was first re-enacted in 1990 and in 1992. Is still in act today
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His theory of Ecological Theory looks at the development with in the context of the systems of relationships that form their enviorment.
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His multiple intelligence theory is a concept that people can be "smart" in many different ways. This means that a person can be verbally intellegent while also being visually intellegent.
