Philosophers

  • 470 BCE

    Socrates and Plato

    Believed the students won't always have the correct answer.
    Believed the best answer to a question is "What do you think"
  • Johann Amos Comenius

    Promoted education for career preparation
    Believed in children's natural tendency to want to learn
    Education for all
    Believed in extracurricular activities
  • Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

    "Father of Modern Education"-believed children should feel comfortable in their environment
  • Charles Sanders Pierce

    Pragmatism, learning with students mind
  • John Dewey

    Believed in Vocational Education
    Curriculum should be relevant to students
  • Smith and Hughes

    Realized children learned more on farms than in the classroom
    **Helped establish funding for agriculture classes
  • Dr. David A. Kolb

    Experiential- Learning based on experiencing
  • Howard Gardner

    Students learn best if they learn with skill they're stronger with