Reflection
During this course, you have had an opportunity to learn about and reflect on the contributions of people throughout history who dedicated their lives to understanding young children. Their work has impacted countless educators, educational programs, and of course, children themselves.
Reflect on your learning throughout this course. Given your new knowledge and insights, respond to the following questions:
1. Which of the people featured in this course would you have liked to have had as one of your mentors? Why?
2. How would you like to affect the history of education? What contribution would you like to make? What do you hope you are remembered for?
Assignment length: 1-2 pages
1. Choices:
2. Socrates
3. Plato
4. Aristotle
5. John Locke
6. Horace Mann
7. Jane Addams
8. Paulo Freire
9. Johann Pestalozzi
10 .Friedrich Froebel
11. John Dewey
12. Maria Montessori
13. Jean Piaget
14. Lev Vygotsky
15. Erik Erikson
16. Lilian G. Katz
17. Howard Gardner
18. Daniel Goleman.