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Rousseau was one of the earliest writers to see children as malleable.
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Pestalozzi advocated for the "learning by doing" approach
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Jean Jacques Rousseau's book states that children are innately good
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Herbart believed that schools should be strongly structured and the schools should shape students minds to turn them into successful citizen
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Johann Pestalozzi's book describes the behavior of children at an early laboratory school
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Froebel built the foundations for early kindergarten
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Darwin's documented that different environments have the ability to change the way students think and learn
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Scientific expedition that allowed Darwin to explore how changes in environment impact human experience
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Dewey viewed the mind as something to be developed rather than filled and shape. He started the new era of progressive education. According to Dewey, The goal of education is to organize and activate knowledge. The focus is on the learner instead of the teacher.
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Francis Parker began unification process to define subject areas
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Rice's survey found the public school system to be unorganized
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This committee advocated for five common core content areas that lead into college prerequisites. This paved the way for a fixed curriculum with grade levels. This clearly outlined the "like student single purpose" rational
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In Dewey's study, children learned through project work.
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Dewey's book that stated his belief that of the need for citizens in a democracy to find the actualities of participation during school years
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- Health
- Command and fundamental processes
- Home membership
- Vocation
- Citizenship
- Use of leisure time
- Ethical character
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This association led to various publications of Dewey's theory as well as application of Dewey's theory
