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Johann wrote and published the first children's picture book. He believed that learning should go in an organized fashion and every child should learn at their own pace. He suggested that teachers have to study the child in order to teach them properly. He also shared the idea that children need to explore their social life instead of straight learning all the time to help all their senses/brain develop.
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John came up with the idea that children are a "clean slate" and they need to be educated to have the basic skills to be an adult. He also suggested strategies to make sure the kids understand and learning is enjoyable like physical touch, and hands on activities.
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Rousseau was not an educator but he advocated for children's learning by teaching teachers that kids are not evil but they are good and they do not learn the same as adults. He believed teachers should be flexible and accommodate to each child's learning.
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Pestalozzi formed the idea that not only should education be about developing senses but that teachers should care for the child along with educating them. He believed that children should also be taught in groups and equally educated on intellectual topics and emotional topics.
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Robert advocated to get kids out of child labor so they could get an education. He also build schools for kids 3-10 years old and made sure they were not punished but guided while learning.
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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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Friedrich is known as the "Father of the Kindergarten". He started his kindergarten in 1836 with the intention of making it an enjoyable place for children instead of strict and straight forward. He invented the first toys for children that would help their development and learning because he believed it is very important for children to play and enjoy learning.
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Steiner established Waldorf Education and Waldorf kindergartens. He believed that school should be a place of nurture and teachers should be like a mother figure. His biggest belief was that a child's education is most based on who is leading them through learning.
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Maria opened a preschool in 1907 for children with intellectual disabilities. She believed that there was nothing wrong with them they just needed to be taught a certain way. She also believed that children have different stages in there lives that they need to learn different things. She studied what the kids could do when they didn't have an adult to help them and then got materials and learning strategies to accommodate to them.
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Neil believed that he should let children develop however far they are able to develop and taught children that they should have as equal rights as adults. He believed that children were being forced beyond their learning because it wasn't what they were originally learning.
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Sputnik was a Soviet Satellite that was the first successful space explosion. This caused Americans to spiral and be motivated to push math, engineering, and science education in order to catch up with the soviets.
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Nurseries were made for the child's total development and were for kids from all kinds of families/homes.
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Technology is and will continue to be used in education because children need a balance of media and the real world to fully develop. Children do need to still play with toys and get lots of social interaction or their education will be rushed and their childhood will have no purpose.
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HighScope was a method used for teaching in an experiment to figure out what approaches were most effective for kids. It provided lots of opportunities for good development and very positive long term effects.
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Edelman comes up with the idea that all children deserve an education and a fair chance at childhood. He believed that families and communities tied into making sure that every child gets the education they deserve.
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In 2010 the standards for English, language arts, and math were published for all states. These said that schools have to follow a certain curriculum so all kids can get the right education and develop fully.
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DAP is developmentally appropriate practices which means kids need to be taught by educators and parents. When educators fill their lectures with tests kids won't enjoy learning. But when teachers and parents take the time to accommodate their child's needs kids actually enjoy learning.
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Head Start was a way for poor children to get education/prepare them for education. It was dedicated for children to get education at a young age so they could be prepared for life.
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Social reform is the idea that what kids learn in school and as a young child, effects their social life as adults/as they grow. All of the theories from the past and the future come together to form this idea and perfect it.