History of Education

  • Hunter-Gatherer Era
    100,000 BCE

    Hunter-Gatherer Era

    Children learned through play
  • Agricultural Revolution
    10,000 BCE

    Agricultural Revolution

    Children worked instead of learned, or only learned how to not be beaten for not working hard enough
  • Feudalism
    1300

    Feudalism

    Children learned to perform duties assigned to them to keep from being beaten
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    Children learned to perform repetitive tasks in order to survive
  • Conventional Schooling

    Conventional Schooling

    Children started learning in schools
  • Video Technology

    Video Technology

    Teachers could use videos to enhance lessons for children
  • Personal Computers

    Personal Computers

    Computers started being used by children in schools
  • Birth of the Internet

    Birth of the Internet

    Students could use computers to access information outside the classroom
  • Networked Computers in Classrooms

    Networked Computers in Classrooms

    Students could create and access their information from any computer in the school
  • Smart Phones Introduced

    Smart Phones Introduced

    Students now have information at their fingertips everywhere they go