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The Child-Centered Education Approach
Teaching become less about the subject matter and more about the student. This is such a big development. Knowing how a student learns will make them successful. If teachers just throw information at them what do they take out of it? Nothing. When educators are aware of how their learners learn they can teach them in a productive way. Education is all about the student. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
A U.S. Supreme Court Case which ruled to allow African American students to integrate into white public schools. This court case made it possible for African American students to get an equal education. Their education was no longer going to be hindered due to the color of their skin. African American students were going to get the education they deserved. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Elementary and Secondary Education Act created a program called Head Start. Giving young children living in poverty a chance to develop cognitive and social skills before going to kindergarten, helps decrease the learning gap. These student won't go to kindergarten behind the rest of their class, they will be at the same or close to the same learning level. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Public Law 94-142 now known as IDEA, gave students with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate education. Students with disabilities should be receive the same education as students without learning disabilities. A disability doesn't define who someone is, it also doesn't limit what that person can do. They deserve to be in an inclusive classroom with their peers, learning how they can make a difference in the world. -
No Child Left Behind
This act was the first time the federal government was holding states, school districts, and schools accountable for the achievement inequalities among their students. There would be less inequalities within public schools. Teachers were being held to a higher standard, which pushed them to be better. They now had to find ways to teach all of their students equally. Students had to learn the material, they couldn't just be passed along.
