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History of ECE

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Martin Luther
Emphasized the need of establishing schools to teach children to read
Froebel's gifts
Ten sets of learning materials designed to help children learn through play and manipulation
Johann Pestalozzi
Believed Rousseau's approach that "God makes all things good: man meddles with them and they become evil"
Friedrich Froebel
Devoted his life to a system for educating children. known as the father of kindergarten. created curriculum, methodology, and teacher training.
John Dewey
Professor of Philosophy redirected education in the U.S.
Robert Owen
Environmentalist who was a Utopian who believed in controlling circumstances and outcomes of children will create a perfect day
Maria Montessori
First woman to receive her medical degree in Italy. worked with children who were mentally disabled, helped to spread the Montessori approach across the U.S.
Jean - Jacques Rousseau
Remembered for his book Emile, Rousseau raises a hypothetical child, had the idea that "God makes all things good: man meddles with them and they become evil"
Unfolding
Nature of children - what they are to be - develops as a result of maturation according to their innate developmental schedules
The McMillan Sister
Open air nursery school and training center in England. believed method in which young children could explore their imaginations, develop their sensory and perceptual faculties, and care for gardens and pets.
No Child Left Behind
Emphasizes accountability through testing
Economic Opportunity Act
Implemented several social programs to promote health, education, and general welfare with low socioeconomic status
Elementary Secondary Education Act
To more fully fund primary and secondary education.provides monies to help education children from low income families
John Comenius
Moravian Minister, teacher, and textbook writer
Head Start
Addresses poverty and education for young children and their families
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