Influences on Education

Froebel	father of kindergartendeveloped the 10 giftsenvironment must promote learning
Erikson	adults effect lifeinfluential theory of psychosocial development based on surroundingssocial skills
Maslow	Hierarchy of needsmotivation based on satisfaction of needscannot move on learning until basic needs are met
Vygotsky	Zone of Procil Developmentplay promotes language and social developmentsociocultural theory of development
Comenius	first picture book for children
Owen	began infant schoolsutopian socialisn
Locke	blank tabletenvironmentalismsensory tables
Dewey	Progressivismtheoury of education that emphasizes the importance of focusing on the need of the children rather than the teachersgives children more control of education
Montessori	theory that teacher should guide NOT directvery hands on approachkids should teach themselves
Luther	empasized familyliteracyreligious education
Petolozzi	Manipulatives – counting, measuring, feeling, touchingBelieved mothers are the best teachers
Rousseau	observe, don’t control kids grow at their own pacenaturalismfree thinking arts
Miniature Adults	children are smaller adults and should be treated as suchmore responsibility at young age
Growing Plants	teachers and parents “garden” the childFroebel
Blank Tablets	John Lockepeople around us influence the way we become
Future Investments	children are the futurelots of pressure on children
Person with Rights	children have certain rights of their own although they may not understand
Sinful Children	Children are basically sinful, need supervision, and controlshould be taught obedience
Property	parents “own” child(ren)
Being a Professional	character, spirit, or methods.The standing, practice, or methods of a professional
Dispositons	includes the values, commitments, and professional ethics that influence behaviors abd affect student learning and development as professional
ECE Professional	know about and engage in ethical practice, ethical statement, responsibility to children, families, colleagues, self, and employers
Active Learning	involvement of the child with materials, activities, and projects
Piaget	believes development is a processdeveloped standardized testing and believes children play an active role in their own cognitive developmentuse questioning to promote thinking