influential educators of the 20 th century
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Influential Educators of the 20 th Century. Jerome Bruner Nel Noddings William J. Bennett. Assignment Due: April 19th. Born Oct. 1 st , 1915 Attended Duke University & Harvard Social Psychologist for U.S. AI during WWII Harvard Professor of psychology in 1947 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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