Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Observe to
determine how it applies the basic ideas of historic figures
covered in this chapter. Does it seem more child-centered,
more teacher-centered, or a combination of both? Write a one
or two page paper about your observations. How have the
beliefs and ideas of great educators influenced early childhood
programs?
I visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Day Care/Preschool. I
found the program to be child-centered with help from the
teachers if needed. The children at the day care were relaxed
and into their activities. It was not noisy. There were two little
girls lying on an ottoman talking to each other socially possibly
about the events of the day. Martin Luther King Jr. believed it
was important for all people to be educated to be able to read
the Bible and so he translated the Bible into their language.
Today, we strive to educate all children. I saw that the children
were taught with dignity and respect. Rousseau, Frobel, and
Montessori believed that they should be.
John Amos Comenius wrote the first picture book. I saw
books in every room of the day care. He also believed in
sensory education along with John Locke. This would include
the senses for touching, smelling, tasting, seeing and hearing.
There were all kinds of sensory items in the day care. There
were boards with different textures.
have day cares for infants today. Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel was
the father of kindergarten and we have kindergarten today. The
great educators of the past are our leaders today because they
have influenced education today in almost its entirety.