History of Education By derice Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 2025 History of Education Period: 1600 to 1776 American Colonial Period 1650 Horn Book 1700 Dame Schools 1600- 1776 Period: 1776 to 1840 American Early National Period 1780 Benjamin Franklin 1790 Thomas Jefferson started first free public school 1830 Common Schools 1836 McGuffey Readers 1840 Friedrich Frobel 1840 Horace Mann - Father of Education Period: 1840 to 1880 American Common School Period 1850 Normal Schools - Teachers 1862 Morrill Act of 1862 Period: 1880 to 1921 America Progressive Period 1900 Sigmund Freud 1906 Maria Montessori 1917 Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 Period: 1921 to 1940 The Great Depression Era 1930 Arnold Gesell 1930 Lev Voygotsky Period: 1930 to 2025 Modern History of Education 1930 - current 1938 John Dewey 1945 Jean Piaget 1947 Dick & Jane Readers 1947 - 1973 1948 B.F. Skinner - Theory of Behaviorism 1950 Rudolf Dreikrus 1950 Dr. Benjamin Spokc 1950 Lawrence Kolhberg 1950 T. Berry Brazelton 1950 Diana Baumrind 1950 Abraham Maslow 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1958 national defense education act of 1958 1960 Erik Erickson 1960 John Bowlby 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of1965 1970 Howard Gardner 1972 TITLE IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 1974 Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1980 Back to the Basics 1980's 1984 Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 1990 Education of Handicapped Act Amendments Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA 1990 - amended 1997 Mar 31, 1994 Goals 2000 act of 1994 2001 No Child Left Behind Act 2001 2004 IDEA Improvement Act IDEAIA 2004 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA 2015
