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Feb 14, 1483
Martin Luther
Pearson e-text
-Translated th Bible from Latin so people could read it and he also was a advocate for teaching children how to read. Luther realized the importance of children being able to read and learn in their language, but even today that issue is still something we srtuggle with. -
John Comenius
John Comenius spent his life teaching and writing. He strongly believed in early childhood education because "a young plant can be planted, transplanted, prunned , and bent this way or that. When it has become a tree these process are impossible." This quote is self-explanatory simply saying it is harder to teach an already developed brain, and learning should begin within the develomental stages. -
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Between 1746-1827 Pestalozzi developed "Object Lessons" which is activities like counting, measuring, feeling, and touching to help child development. Pestalozzi wrote two books to help families teach their children at home. Today we still have the access to books that provide activities for teaching children. -
Robert Owen
Between 1771-1858 Robert Owen had a strong belief that the type of environment children are raised in contributes to their behavior. Owen opened the first in ant school in 1816 directing his focus solely on shpping the perfect learning environment to shape the children. His idea of creating the right environment in order to properly mold a well rounded human is still something ealry educators strive for today. -
John Dewey
John Dewey had a theory that children learn better by what they are interested in rather than through the subjects they are forced to learn. Dewey strongly believed that students excel in an environment where they are allowed to experience with academic curricula. His theory is currently still very influencial to today's educational system. -
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget believed that children seek knowledge and guidance to be taught. Piaget believed that allowing children to be creative, or construct their own congnivie and social developments plays a huge part in child development. Today educators push children to come up with their own solutions to the problem and explain how they got there. -
Lev Vygotsky
Opposite of Piaget, Vygotsky believed children developed through social interaction. He believed that children's experience with others comes before development. -
Education as Equalizer
During the 1960s, the civil rights movement ensured the federal government became invovled in allowing every individual to receive the chance at receiving an equal education. There are many Acts in place today to make sure "no child is left beind", but as a mother of a student I can see how students can "slip through the cracks" without the support they need to make sure they are where they need to be.
