In early America, schools were run by women in their own homes. Boys and Girls could attend.
Friedrich Froebel
Developed the idea for Kindergarten
Montessori Method
The teaching principles developed by Maria Montessori emphasizing self-directing learning through sensory experiences
Horace Mann
Established normal school and introduced the concepts of nonsectarian schools
Maria Montessori
Italian physician who gained international fame for her philosophy of teaching, which allowed students to learn in a noncompetitive and relaxed atmosphere
John Dewey
Advocated for democracy and social reform within the educational system
Apprentice
Someone who learns how to do a job through hands-on experience under the guidance of a skilled worker
Progressives
Members of a reform movement in the 1800s
McGuffery Readers
The first widely used textbooks during the American Common School Period
Normal Schools
Schools that prepared men and women with the necessary skills to become teachers
