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Period: 1483 to 1546
Martin Luther
He promotes schools to teach the students on how to read at a young age. He started it off at Catholic Church, he was into teaching the Bible at the time. He believed that individuals were able to learn from the scriptures. -
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First Picture Book
John Comenius wrote Orbis Pictus, the first picture book for children. He believed that education should being in the early years. -
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"Father of the kindergarten"
Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel came up with a role of teacher to a gardener. He believes in self-activity such as teaching songs like ABC's, dressing up, and the "gifts" were the objects for the children to learn from. Using the "gifts" to learn the size, color and shape to learn counting, filling the hole, measuring and so on. -
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John Dewey
He believed that education "is a process of living and not a preparation of future living" . His progressive education theory is mainly about relation at home such as cooking or sewing and students should be focus on solving problems such as understanding "relationships rather than memorizing multiplication tables. " -
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Maria Montessori
She was interested to come up education solutions with children who in needs such as deafness, paralysis, and mental retardation. -
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Jean Piaget
He was interested in how children learn and develop. He came up with Constructivist Leaning Theory. -
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Howard Gardner
He gave the teachers an opportunity to learn the concept of intelligence. It help the educators to understand the each child learn differently. -
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Fro Civil rights to the education of today
The rights and laws plays a huge part of education. Nowadays, education is provided to everyone. When I say everyone, it includes disability , race, religion, poorer, rich...Everyone. The acts that are important to education
The Economic Opportunity Act
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The education of all Handicapped Children Act
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Religions as Academics
To this day we are to look at religions as education. It is still a sticky situation to teach the bible in public schools. However teachers still advocates Martin Luther theory which is to teach young students on how to read just not through the bible. https://www.aclu.org/other/statement-bible-public-schools-first-amendment-guide -
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Picture books plays a big role in child's ed.
To this day, pictures children books provides a lot imaginations and gives the young children to learn through pictures to connect the dots https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2010/11/how-picture-books-play-a-role-in-a-child%E2%80%99s-development.html -
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Montessori Method
Currently, Montessori method are still in used and has been developed since then. The method is used over four thousand early childhood programs. -
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Kindergarten Activities
As you can see the link, it provides a lot of hands on activities. Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel, come up with the theory that young students learn from objects what he would call them are "gifts" -
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Progressive Education
Today, progressive education is not really promoted in the early education however is it mostly taught in middle schools and high school. I can remember being taking cooking classes in high school. The knowledge did come handy now that I am older. -
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Constructivist Leaning Theory
To this day, teachers use this theory to get a better understanding of each student. It helps the student and teacher on what level they are in education and gives the teachers plans or ideas to teach the child to step up to the next level. -
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Nine abilities in ed.
Teachers now use the intelligence consists of nine abilities to understand each student levels 1 Visual/Spatial
2 Verbal/Linguistic
3 Mathematical/Logical
4 Bodily/Kinesthetic
5 Musical/Rhythmic
6 Intrapersonal
7 Interpersonal
8 Naturalistic
9 Existential