Choose between option 1 or option 2, write a two page paper.
Follow APA 7th edition.
Use 11-point Arial or 12-point Times New Roman font.
Option 1
Choose two significant events in the history of education – one from the past (pre-1940s) and one from the present – and describe their impact on the context of schooling.
For each event, analyze the historical context, including the purpose of education, the curriculum, methods of instruction, the role of the teacher, the significance of the event, its influence on your school and classroom today, and its impact on your personal philosophy of education.
Option 2
Select two educational theorists who did the majority of their work in different time periods – one from the past (pre-1940s) and one from the present.
For each theorist, analyze his/her theories, explain the significance of the contributions and influence on modern education, and the impact of the theory on your personal philosophy of education.
Suggested theorists are provided below. You may select from the lists or choose your own.
Pre-1940s
Socrates
Maria Montessori
Horace Mann
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
John Dewey
William Heard Kilpatrick
Ivan Pavlov
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
Post-1940s
Paulo Freire
Noam Chomsy
B. F. Skinner
Nel Noddings
Abraham Maslow
Jerome Bruner
Jean Piaget
Linda Darling-Hammond
Howard Gardner
Benjamin Bloom
Etienne Wenger
Rick DuFour
Parker Palmer
Margaret Wheatley
Stephen Krashen
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