influential educators of the 20 th century

Influential Educators of the

20th CenturyJerome BrunerNel NoddingsWilliam J. Bennett Assignm

ent Due:April 19th

JEROME BRUNER:Biography

Born Oct. 1st, 1915

Attended Duke University & Harvard

Social Psychologist for U.S. AI during WWII

Harvard Professor of psychology in 1947

Worked with Leo Postman on influences of perception during the 1940’s

Began focusing on US education in the late 1950’s

JEROME BRUNER:Contributions to Education

Cognitive Revolution

Cognitive & Educational

Psychology

The Process of Education (1960)

JEROME BRUNER:Thoughts & Theory

Two Modes of Thought Narrative Paradigmatic

Constructivist Theory

MACOS & 3 Questions

Nel Noddings• Born in 1929• Bachelors: Mathematics, Physical Science

from Montclair State College• Masters: Mathematics from Rutgers

University• Ph.D.: Education from Stanford University • Has worked in many aspects of education

systems 

Caring Theory• Caring Theory

– Caring is key to moral decision-making– Sympathy – Caring-About vs. Caring-For

Caring and Education• Home – Home should provide adequate materials

for learning – School should provide education for home-

life

• Four Key Components – Modeling– Dialogue – Practice– Confirmation

William J. Bennett

Born July 31st, 1943Received degrees from Williams College, UT-Austin, and Harvard Law SchoolFormer Secretary of Education (1985-1988)First Director of the National Drug Control Policy (Drug Czar)Currently a political analyst for CNN

Biography

Contributions to Education

BL.O.BPerformance-based Pay for TeachersThe Book of Virtues

9 other books

National testing

Thoughts and Theory

EssentialismMoralsNational grade-wide examinationsAbstinence EducationZero-Tolerance Drugs