Influential Educators of the 20 th Century  Jerome Bruner  Nel Noddings  William J. Bennett Assignment Due: April 26th

JEROME BRUNER: Biography  Born Oct. 1 st, 1915  Attended Duke University & Harvard  Social Psychologist for U.S. AI during WWII  Harvard Professor of psychology in 1947  Worked with Leo Postman on influences of perception during the 1940’s  Began focusing on US education in the late 1950’s

JEROME BRUNER: Contributions to Education  Cognitive Revolution  The Process of Education (1960)

JEROME BRUNER: Thoughts & Theory  Cognitive & Educational Psychology  Two Modes of Thought  Paradigmatic  Narrative  MACOS & 3 Questions

Nel Noddings Born in 1929 Bachelors: Mathematics, Physical Science from Montclair State College Masters: Mathematics from Rutgers University Ph.D.: Education from Stanford University

Caring Theory – Caring is key to moral decision-making – Sympathy – Caring-About vs. Caring-For

Caring and Education Home – Home should provide adequate materials for learning – School should provide education for home-life Four Key Components – Modeling – Dialogue – Practice – Confirmation

William J. Bennett Born July 31st, 1943 Received degrees from Williams College, UT-Austin, and Harvard Law School Former Secretary of Education ( ) First Director of the National Drug Control Policy (Drug Czar) Currently a political analyst for CNN Biography

Contributions to Education National testing Morals The Book of Virtues Merit Pay for Teachers

Thoughts and Theory Essentialism Zero-Tolerance Drugs Abstinence Education National Examinations