ECE 100 Chapter 4

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