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He wrote the first picture book that was a guide for teachers that included education with the training of senses and the study of nature. He believed education should follow the natural order of things and children should learn at their own pace or readiness.
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John Locke is the founder of modern educational philosophy and he based his theory on the scientific method and study of the mind and learning. He claimed that children should be taught basic skills in a way that is pleasant, interactive and also includes drills. It is more of a sensory approach to learning.
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He advocated that children were naturally good and education should highlight this goodness in the children. He believed that the school environment should be more flexible and cater to the child's need and help them grow naturally.
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He stressed the ideas of integrated ciricullum that would focus on caring for and educatingchildren. He believed that teachers should teach children intellcutal content and practical skills in school.
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He spoke up about his concerns for child labor and ended up stopping the employment of children younger than 10 years old. His infant school provided a secure setting for children 3-10 and his dea's became more popular and incorporated in.
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His ideas became the foundation for the development of a system of education for small children. He believed that early education (kindergarten) for young children should be fun which led to him founding a Play and Activity Institute.
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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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He gave lectures that led to the development of Waldorf Education which influenced mainstream education in Europe and a little bit in North America. He says that childhood is it's own section of life and should be made to protect and nurture the child.
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She designed materials, classrooms and teaching procedures for poor children and ones with intellectual disabilities. These proved that children like this could thrive in school and were not defective. The Montessori Method is a plan for guiding growth.
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He claimed that most education was defective because it came from the model of original sin instead of allowing children to develop at their own pace. He believed in freedom for children's development and when that was practiced in school children benefited a lot from it.
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Ethics of social reform believes that schooling for young children can lead to social change and improvement. Schools for young children can reform society into a more inclusive and developed society.
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Made to adress the effects of poverty on children's development and to pay more attention to the mental processes of learning.
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It was a Soviet satellite and became the world's first successful exploration of space which caused a change in educational circles.
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Go beyond basic health care and fosters the child's complete development. It was typically for middle and upper-class families as well as working families up until the 1960's.
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Starting Head Start was meant to fight the educational aspects of families from poverty. The goal was to help less fortunate preschool children. It brought comprehensive developmental services to more than 10 millions families.
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Media and Technology are causing the unnecessary growth of children into adulthood too fast. This puts all children at risk who are pressured by the fast-paced society.
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A legislation that was passed reauthorizing federal programs to improve public school performance by annually issuing standardized tests, report cards and highly qualified teachers with minimal qualificiations for students.
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DAP stands for developmentally appropriate practices. It is the foundation of good teaching and a blend of the familiar and novel to make challenges and activities that are meaningful and meant to promote growth and learning in young children.
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Establishes recommended standards and policies, with a 4 step, process.