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A Czech educator who wrote the first picture book for kids, called Orbis Pictus (The world of pictures). Was a guide for teachers, including training of the senses and the study of nature. Believed education should follow that natural order of things and that each childs time table is different.
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An English Philosipher who published an essay that suggests children are born with a tabula rasa (clean slate) and all experiences are written on it, shaping who they become.
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A Swiss writer and philosopher believed children were naturally good and not inherently evil. Best known for his book Emile. Reasoned that education should reflect on the goodness, spontaneity, and activities of children. First comprehensive attempt to create a system of education based on the nature of young children. Came up with the idea that children learn differently from adults.
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A Swiss educator. He had many theories on education that have shaped how education works today. Used nature as an important part of the curriculum, and stressed the idea of an integrated curriculum.
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Follower of Pestalozzi.Established labor practices for cotton mill workers and schooling for children working at the mills. Spoke against child labor to the British House of Commons. Built a school in New Lanark and stopped the employment of children under 10 in New Lanark.
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Best known as the father of Kindergarten. His educational thoughts, ideas about learning, and teacher training were the foundation for the development of an education system for young children. Started kindergarten in 1836 for children between 2 and 6.
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Description: Germany 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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An Austrian philosopher, scientist, and artist who gave lectures for the German factories of Waldorf-Astoria, this eventually led to the establishment of schools known as Waldorf Education. His system heavily influenced European education even today. Steiner's philosophy emphasized the importance of a childs spirtitual development, imagination, and creative gifts.
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The first female physician in Italy. worked in Rome's slums with poor and intellectually disabled children. Realizing that they lacked motivation and the environment for learning, she decided to open a preschool, Casa di Bambini. designed materials, classes, and a teaching procedure that proved that point. Created the Montessori method that education should begin at birth.
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Alexander Sutherland Neil was the most famous advocate for free/natural education. He claimed that most education was poor because it came from the model of original sin. The assumption that children were inherantly evil caused educators to force children into doing things contrary to their nature. His belif in freedom was practiced at the school he was headmaster of.
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A place where children are nurtured. Variations of nurseries began in the 1920s but servised very few and poor families until 1960.
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Sputnik was a soviet sattlite launched in 1957. This was the first successful exploration of space. Many Americans wondered why we hadn't reached space and what was wrong with our school system. Quickly, schools began to emphasize engineering, math, and science.
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Project Head Start began in 1965 as educations role in fighting the war on poverty. It is a demonstrational program to provide educational, social, medical, dental, nutritional, and mental health services to low-income families with pre-school children.
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In 1967, the Plowden Report proposed a list of reforms for the British infant schools, which included. Mixed age groups, an integrated day, and thinking over facts. The ethic of reform expects that the schooling of young children shapes and improves our society. Social reforms still exist today; some examples include SPLC, NAEYC, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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A set of studies (Planned variation and Project follow-through)conducted in 1993 addressed the effects of poverty on a child's development and focused attention on the cognitive aspects of learning.
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A social reform seeking to ensure that every child has a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life with the support of their families and communities This reform work is continued today by her son, Jonah, co-founder and CEO of Stand For Children.
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DAP stands for developmentally appropriate practices. Good teaching is based on a foundation in which an educator engages in practices that are appropriate for those specific children. By doing this, teachers can help all children learn. This includes making sure the public understands and supports these priorities. Part of a teaters commitment is to be empowerd and inspire students
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Standards for high-quality early education are defined by NAEYC through programs and the publication of research and practices
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Media and tech have a lasting impact on children. Things like TV, video games, computers, and phones are all present in the daily life of children, families, and schools. The things we've learned about neuroscience and brain development must be blended with the use of tech. However, modern-day media and tech are pushing young children unnecessarily either to succeed or to be distracted.