HIstory of Education By maddieleaann Period: 1600 to 1776 American Colonial Period Jan 1, 1700 Horn Book Jun 6, 1700 Dame School Period: 1776 to 1840 American Early National Period 1780 Benjamin Franklin 1790 Thomas Jefferson 1830 Common Schools 1836 McGuffey Readers 1840 Horace Mann - Father of Education 1840 Friedrich Frobel Period: 1840 to 1880 American Common School Period 1850 Normal Schools 1862 Morrill Act of 1862 Period: 1880 to 1921 American Progressive Period 1900 sigmund freud 1906 Maria Montessori 1917 Smith Hugh Act of 1917 1920 Lev vygotsky Period: 1920 to 2025 Modern History of Education Period: 1921 to 1940 The Great Depression 1938 John Dewey 1940 arnold gesell 1940 Jean piaget 1940 rudolf dreikurs 1947 Dick & Jane Readers 1948 B.F skinner theory of behaviorism 1950 erik erikson 1950 abraham maslow 1950 john bowlby 1950 b.f skinner 1950 DR benjamin spock 1954 Brown vs Board of education topeka 1958 National Defense Education Act of 1958 1960 lawrence kohlberg 1960 t. berry brazelton 1960 diana baumrind 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 1970 howard gardner 1972 Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1974 1974 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1974 1980 Back to the Basics 1990 Education of Handicapped Act Amendments Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 Mar 31, 1994 Goals 2000 act of 1994 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA 1990 - Amended 1997 2001 No Child Left Behind Act 2001 2004 IDEA Improvement Act IDEIA 2004 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA 2015