Orbit Pictus
The World in Pictures. Considered the first picture book for children.
Sensory education
learning experiences involving the five senses: seeing, touching, hearing, tasting, and smelling
Blank tablet
the belief that at birth the mind is blank and that experiences create the mind.
Environmentalism
the theory that the environment, rather than heredity, exerts the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development
Emile
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's famous book that outlines his ideas how children should be reared
naturalism
education that follows the natural development of children and does not force the educational process on them
unfolding
process by which the nature of children - what they are to be - develops as a result of maturation according to their innate developmental schedules
utopian
the belief that by controlling circumstances and consequent outcomes of child rearing, it is possible to build a new and more perfect society
kindergarten
the name Friedrich Froebel gave to his system of education for children ages three through six; means "garden fo children.
Froebel's Gifts
Ten sets of learning materials designed to help children through play and manipulation.
occupations
materials designed to engage children in learning activities
progressivism
Dewey's theory of education that emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needs and interests of children rather than teachers
Children's House
Montessori's first school especially designed to implement her ideas
open-air nursery school
School established by the McMillan sisters, who believed in education where young children could explore their imaginations, develop their sensory and perceptual faculties, and care for gardens and pets.
forest schools
Programs with the belief that by participating in engaging, motivating, and achievable tasks and activities in a woodland environment, each child has an opportunity to develop intrinsic motivation and sound emotional and social skills
Sputnik
The world's first satellite
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
Provided federal funding for science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and foreign language education and is considered by many to be the beginning of federal standards in education.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; includes a provision that protects the constitutional rights of individuals in public facilities, including public education.
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (EOA)
Implemented several social programs to promote the health, education, and general welfare of people of low socioeconomic status and was designed to put them to work
Head Start
One of the longest-running programs in the United States to address systemic poverty and education for young children and their families
Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Designed to more fully fund primary and secondary education.
Title I
Provided monies to help educate children from low-income families under the Elementary Secondary Education Act
No Child Left Behind
The current reauthorization of ESEA; provides