1. People in Educational History

2. (4) Began the first public library (5) 1 st secretary of the State Board of Ed in Massachusetts (6) Believed young children learn best through play (7) Started a secondary school or academy in Philadelphia (8) Believed that everyone had the right to be educated. (9) These books contributed to standardization of American education. (10) Believed that schools should place a greater emphasis on the development of problem-solving and critical thinking skills. (11) Believed understanding science helped to understand people and societies (13) Said children learn best through their senses and educating the whole child is best (14) Developed classrooms that provided stimulating environments for student with learning disabilities (15) Worked to expand educational opportunities (22) Believed schools should be nonsectarian or not teach any specific belief system (18) Later his text taught history, biology, botany, literature, and speech along with lessons on proper behavior. (19) Established normal schools (teacher-training schools) (16) Used state taxes to help fund education (21) Believed that sensory experiences should come before learning to read and write. (23) Worked with children who had medical conditions/disabili ties 456 7 8 9 10 1113 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 23

3. (A) Common schools (the first public state- supported schools) (B) German educator © Established the University of Virginia (D) This person’s ideas remain well- recognized today. (E) Believed social interaction aided learning (F) The books taught moral lessons along with reading, spelling, and other subjects. (G) Believed an educated society would benefit the government (H) Believed that classrooms were too ridged and inflexible, did not adapt to needs, interests, and abilities of individual students (I) Focused on personality development (J) Believed that students learned best through real- life activities and experiences that linked new information to previous experiences (L) Believed that education was the key to making the newly formed democracy a success. (O) Wrote the McGuffey readers (K) Established the current American educational system (M) Developed the idea of kindergarten (N) Worked to establish free, public education for every boy & girl in Massachusetts. A BC D E F G H I K J O L MN

4. Benjamin Franklin Home Page 1 Home Page 2

5. Thomas Jefferson Home Page 1 Home Page 2

6. Horace Mann Home Page 1 Home Page 2

7. Friedrich Froebel Home Page 1 Home Page 2

8. Reverend William Holmes McGuffey Home Page 1 Home Page 2

9. John Dewey Home Page 1 Home Page 2

10. Maria Montessori Home Page 1 Home Page 2