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German was the first country to have kindergarten. Kindergarten has gone through many social changes throughout the years. At first it was for poor students and then it went to be led by churches. The kindergarten we know today is the first grade that students enter when they go to school to help them become more independent and prepared for the following grades.
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Rudolf Steiner was involved in many different career paths and eventually he created Waldorf Education which then went on to influence almost all education in Europe and North America.
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John Locke wrote and published an essay that explained that when children are born they are not born with pre-determined goals or experience. This means that when people are born they essentially have a “clean slate” to do and experience what they choose.
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Throughout the years technology has been slowly introduced around the world but when it reached children people realized that it needed to be taken into consideration. While technology can be helpful for children it can also cause some problems as well. Media and technology pushes children into adulthood way too fast because of how much it is used. This is not considered a good thing because having a childhood is one of the best things a child can experience.
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The No Child Left Behind legislation was passed in 2002 and it helped improve schooling forever. It is a standardized test that is given to all students through federal funds. The test then gives back information about the students academically and then that helps teachers give students the education they need.