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399 BCE
Socrates
Believed in Socratic method which is a series of questions that get students thinking -
347 BCE
Plato
Believed that you can not kill and idea, it is constantly changes and gets added to. -
Johann Amos Comenius
Believed that children have a desire to learn. He also promoted education for preparation for careers. Curriculum should go from easiest and work to the harder stuff. -
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Known as the Father of Modern Education. Believed in hands on learning. -
Charles Sanders Peirce
Believed in Pragmatism which is being able to see the successes of a practical application reveals truth behind theories and beliefs. -
John Dewey
Believed that curriculum should be relevant. Students learn better by doing. -
Smith and Hughes
Believed that education must be relevant. Got funds for vocational agriculture in schools. Noticed the need for this after seeing how their children learned. -
Dr. David A. Kolb
Believed in the Experiential learning style. This means that when you think of something it goes through a process to process an idea. -
Howard Gardner
Believed in the theory of multiple intelligence which states that there are 8 different kinds of intelligence that everyone has the ability to have, but most people on have a few. Different learning styles