1. John Locke 5/27/14 1632-1704

2. Facts and information  Founder of modern educational philosophy.  He was born in 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset.  His father was a lawyer and small land owner.  John Locke’s closest female friend was the philosopher Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham.  He went to West Minister School.  He studied medicine at Oxford University.

3. His Theory  His theory was called The Blank Slate theory.  The Blank Slate theory says that thoughts are formed first through exposure to different sensations followed by reflection on experiences.  Simple things such as shapes are gathered passively, while things complicated like cause and effect are actively built.

4. Environmentalism  Environment a major factor in human development  Associations: ideas regularly paired together  Repetition: creates habits of behavior  Imitation: modelling our behaviors on that of others  Rewards and punishments: pursue things that give rewards, avoid things that give punishments

5. Pictures His theory was also named Tabula Rasa. Here is a picture of John Locke.