History of Early Childhood Education
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Updated: 23 Sep 2021
Here is a Semi-Brief history of the important people and events in the world of education more specificity Early Childhood Education
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Created byMichale Davis
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Philosophers and Educatiors were Begining (1600)Kindergarten is Born (1799)Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)Head start Legislation
was enacted to combat poverty and meet children's diverse needs through comprehensive preschool programs.
(1473)Lau v. Nichols (1974)
filed on behalf of nearly 3000 Chinese speaking students, San Francisco school system who were receiving instruction in only EnglishIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act became law. (1975)
The goal was that a child with a disability be provided with educational programming and services in the classroom environment that reflects their highest functioning levelsNo Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was passed
President George W. Bush
also in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
NCLB was sought to improve the quality of education and improve outcomes for all students particularly lower-income students.
(2001)Race To The Top Fund (RTTT) (2009)
President Barack Obama signed the competitive grant program that emphasized major school improvement with a focus on improving lower-performing students.Race To The Top-Early Learning Challenge. (RTTT-ELC) (2009)
A joint initiative between the US Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Provides 500 Million in Federal Funds for states to improve early care and education,
For Children from Socioeconomic BackgroundPeriods
John Amos Comenius (1592-1670)
Czech Philosopher
Earliest Author to produce a text outlining a modern system of education for all children.John Locke (1632-1704)
American Phioloser
Worked with Experiential EducationJean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Genevan Philosopher
Cared about the importance of each person maintaining their individuality/
Making sure they can operate within society.Johann Henrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827)
Swiss Pedagogue
Focused on the welfare of poor children.
Due to the increasing industrialization of society.
He and Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed mothers and home were the most natural learning environment.Robert Owen (1771-1858)
Welsh Philanthropist
Started the British infant school Movement.
He studied by seeing how children explore and amuse themselves.Friedrich Frobel (1782-1852)
German Educator
Father of the first Kindergarten
Layed foundation that still remains today
Kindergarten in german means Child's Garden
Suggested 20 gifts 3 of them are
understanding 3-D shapes
Handwork activities
FingerplayElizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894)
American Educator
Started Individualized Instruction
She used it to adapt activities to suit particular children's abilities.Susan Blow (1843-1916)
Believed that qualified training programs for teachers.
Were essential for the continuation of the Froebel Kindergarten Movement.G. Stanley Hall (1846-1924)
American Psychologist.
1st American to receive a doctorate in psychology.
Created the Child Study Movement.
Began the effort to elevate education into ranks of respected science with his scientific approach to studying children.Arnold Gesell (1880-1961)
American Psychologist
Started the Child Study Method
Placed great emphasis on the developmental importance of the early childhood years.
Promoted the role of parents, teachers, and researchers.
Studied the importance of careful, documented observationsJohn Dewey (1952-1959)
American Philosopher
Valued the Childs psychological and Social Dimensions.
Education should emerge from the child's own unfolding development and interest.
Not rigidly imposed upon the child by teachers.Patty Smith Hill (1869-1946)
American Educator and Composer.
Designed new child-centered interest-based methods.
Laid the foundation for today's National Association for Education of Young Children (NAYEC)Nursery Schools Emerge. (1914-1918)
due to WW1 concerns over child's overall welfare.Margaret McMillan (1860-1931)
Worked in London became influential in American Nursey schools.
Background in Social Welfare and interest in alleviating the challenges faced by children living in poverty.
Created Open-Air Nursery Schools
Hygiene, outdoor play, and active hands-on learning were the primary goals.
Worked with Sister Rachel McMillanRachel McMillan (1859-1917)
Worked in London became influential in American Nursey schools.
Background in Social Welfare and interest in alleviating the challenges faced by children living in poverty.
Created Open-Air Nursery Schools
Hygiene, outdoor play, and active hands-on learning were the primary goals.
Worked with Sister Margart McMillanLucy Sprague Mitchell (1878-1967)
American Educator
Founding member of the Bureau of Educational Experiments.
One of the most influential people in contemporary early childhood historyLucy Sprague Mitchell (1878-1976)
American Educator
Founding member of the Bureau of Educational Experiments.
One of the most influential people in contemporary Early Childhood Learning.Erik Erikson (1902-1994)
German-American Psychologist.
The Life Span Theory of socioemotional development.
Remains a foundation of current beliefs about children's personality advancement.Susan Isaacs (1885-1948)
Psychologist.
Mostly objective observation reposts in an effort to illuminate children's developmentMaria Montessori (1870-1952)
Italian Physician
Systematic Observation of children's spontaneous activities.
Then designed materials through experimentation and reflections.Jean Piaget (1896-1990)
Swiss Psychologist.
Studied Children's Development primarily through observation and analysis of children's answers to problem-solving.
Kid's think in qualitatively different ways at different ages.Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
Soviet Psychologist.
Cared a lot about language development.
Zone of Proximal Development, Vygotsky theory of learning, which posits that learning occurs when children are supported in working on challenging activities that are beyond what they can achieve on their ownJerome Bruner (1915-2016)
American Psychologist.
a constructive theorist building own and refining ideas about how children think, process, and store information and learn.
Valued self-discovery as the most important process for learning.Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917-2005)
American Psychologist.
Bioecological Systems theory.
Kids live in a system of influences at many levels. Among children, family members, neighborhood schools and, peers affect the children's growth most directly and profoundly
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