Important People in Education Flashcards
1467-1536
Desiderius Erasmus
Parents have a duty to educate
Desiderius Erasmus
Children have a right to their education
Desiderius Erasmus
First person to emphasize power of play
Desiderius Erasmus
Didn’t like using memorization as learning
Desiderius Erasmus
Rejected corporal punishment
Desiderius Erasmus
1529-1670
John Amos Comenius
Did not believed in discrimination in education
John Amos Comenius
Began to draw pictures to go with words in books
John Amos Comenius
First children’s book
John Amos Comenius
The World of Things Obvious to the Senses Drawn in Pictures
John Amos Comenius
1632-1704
John Locke
Book began as letters to a woman asking for advice
John Locke
Blank Slate Theory
John Locke
Born with no predetermined processing strategies
John Locke
Everything we know and think comes from experience and internal reflection
John Locke
Contrary beliefs to that of minds being fitted at birth
John Locke
1712-1787
Jean Jacques-Rousseau
Children are born naturally good
Jean Jacques-Rousseau
Life is about love and nature
Jean Jacques-Rousseau
Child-centered education
Jean Jacques-Rousseau
1743-1826
Thomas Jefferson
Two-track educational system
Thomas Jefferson
“For the laboring and the learned”
Thomas Jefferson
Scholarships would allow some of the laboring class to advance
Thomas Jefferson
“Raking a few geniuses from the rubbish”
Thomas Jefferson
1746-1827
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Children should learn by doing things instead of by words
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Head, Heart, Hands
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Head: intellectual knowledge, objectivity, observe the world around them to make observations and hypothesize
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Heart: compassion, how to successfully interact with others
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Hands: sensory input, hands on approach
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
1776-1841
Johann Herbart
Founded a seminary for educating beginning teachers
Johann Herbart
Advocated for a truly reflective teacher
Johann Herbart
Education on morals he thought important
Johann Herbart
1782-1852
Friedrich Froebel
Studied architecture
Friedrich Froebel
Took a teaching course under Pestalozzi
Friedrich Froebel
Founded his own school for ages 4-5 called kindergarten (child’s garden)
Friedrich Froebel
Children express their innermost thoughts, needs, and desires through play
Friedrich Froebel
Songs, stories, fingerplays
Friedrich Froebel
Starting with simple activities progressing to more challenging ones
Friedrich Froebel
1796-1859
Horace Mann
Founded “The Common School Journal”
Horace Mann
Father of Common Schools
Horace Mann
For society to be successful, a basic level of literacy and conformity to public ideals was essential
Horace Mann
1854-1912
Margaret Bancroft
Understood people with special needs
Margaret Bancroft
Had compassion to get to know what people with special needs needed from the world
Margaret Bancroft
Helped launch field of special education
Margaret Bancroft
1859-1952
John Dewey
Pragmatism: most practical things, education is about life and growth
John Dewey
Emphasizes hands-on learning
John Dewey
Child-centered
John Dewey
Connections between content and concepts
John Dewey
Teacher observes and facilitates learning
John Dewey
1870-1952
Maria Montessori
Children learn by being active
Maria Montessori
First school in Rome, Italy in 1907 - Casa dei Bambini (Children’s House)
Maria Montessori
Goal is for children to learn how to learn
Maria Montessori
Independence!
Maria Montessori
Self-correcting toys
Maria Montessori
Require little adult guidance
Maria Montessori
Academics taught only after sensory training is mastered
Maria Montessori
1861-1925
Rudolf Steiner
Artistic approach
Rudolf Steiner
Wait to present info until they are “hungry” for it
Rudolf Steiner
Children should take up with enthusiasm rather than pressure
Rudolf Steiner
1896-1980
Jean Piaget
Children are not less intelligent than adults, they simply think differently
Jean Piaget
Brain development is qualitative rather than quantitative
Jean Piaget
Theory of Cognitive Development
Jean Piaget
1950-2020
Sir Ken Robinson
Known for the most popular TED Talk ever
Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity and literacy should be held at the same standard in schools
Sir Ken Robinson
We grow out of creativity rather than into it
Sir Ken Robinson
1950-current
John Hattie
Researched every aspect of classrooms and educational systems
John Hattie
Developed a rating system to identify what is effective and not
John Hattie
Concluded student visual learning was most effective
John Hattie
Concluded television was least effective
John Hattie
1946-current
Carol Dweck
Growth vs Fixed Mindset
Carol Dweck
Growth: Things are learnable through effort
Carol Dweck
Fixed: Traits are unchangeable over time
Carol Dweck
I need extra help vs I’m stupid I can’t do it
Carol Dweck
1970-current
Angela Duckworth
Wrote “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverence”
Angela Duckworth
Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goals
Angela Duckworth
Grit is not talent or luck
Angela Duckworth