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400 BCE
Plato and Socrates
Socrates created the "Socratic" method- asking of several questions so students can draw their own conclusion.
Plato, a student of Socrates, taught through idealism.
Contributed that lecture occurs not in the note taking, but the discussion afterwards. -
Johann Amos Comenius
Proposed that students should be interested in what they are learning.
Students shouldn't be punished for their failures.
Curriculum should start easy and build up. -
Johan Heinrich Pestalozzi
The "Father of Modern Education."
Believed in hands-on learning.
Wanted children to feel welcome and comfortable. -
Charles Sanders Pierce
Best known for his theory of Pragmatism.
Believed in being able to see the success of a practical application reveals truth behind theories and beliefs. -
John Dewey
Believed in learning by doing, curriculum should be relevant, and that there was more than one way to solve a problem. -
Smith and Hughes
They saw that education was not relevant to all students, especially those not going to college. Their passion stemmed from watching their own children learn in the classroom and on the farm. They created the Smith-Hughes of 1917, which brought more rigorous agricultural courses to American classrooms. -
Dr. David A. Kolb
Was a big believer in experiential learning styles. What was most important in this learning style was taking time to reflect and observe at the conclusion. -
Howard Gardner
His main point is that there are multiple intelligences and learning styles. In fact, he proposed that there were 8, those being: interpersonal, intrapersonal, bodily-kinesthetic, linguistic, logical, mathematical, musical, and spatial & naturalistic. He believed that students learned best in their strongest area.