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Horace Mann (1796–1859) was an American educator and politician known as the "Father of Public Education." He advocated for free, universal schooling, trained teachers, and standardized curricula. His reforms in Massachusetts influenced U.S. public education, emphasizing moral instruction and equal opportunity for all children.

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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (1870-1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for her philosophy of education "The Montessori Method". Her method is based on a child-centered approach that emphasizes hands on learning, self-directed activity, and a prepared environment to foster natural learning. This method focuses on independence and exploration where the teacher acts as a facilitator. By guiding and observing the children's learning process.

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Confucius (551-479 B.C.) was China’s most notable teacher, philosopher, and political scientist. He attended school for commoners and studied the Six Arts which were Ritual, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy and Arithmetic. He began what would become a great teaching career in his thirties. He believed that education should focus on teaching people to live with morals, and he sought to bring  traditional values like kindness, decorum, and ritual back into Chinese society. His teachings would become the foundation for formal and informal education in China and it continues to guide several modern Chinese and East Asian cultures in a moral and intellectual way.

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Howard Gardner (1943-Present), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is an American psychologist and theorist best known for developing the 8 Multiple Intelligences. Skeptical of dated IQ tests and measurements of intelligence, after graduating from Harvard University in 1971, he theorized that humans have diverse cognitive abilities rather than single-measured skills. This has impacted the current education world by providing teachers with open-mindedness to the diversity of students' ways of learning, allowing students to use their strengths, and promoting intelligence without the limited/privileged box that comes from standardized testing.

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Socrates is known for the Socratic method, a teaching approach based on asking questions to stimulate critical thinking and dialogue. He emphasized self-examination, reasoning, and lifelong learning, believing education should lead to a deeper understanding rather than just memorization.

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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and innovator best known for developing the Montessori Method of education. She was one of the first female physicians in Italy to use her scientific background to study child development and learning processes. The Montessori Method was developed as a child-centered education approach emphasizing independent learning, hands-on activities, and self-awareness. Her method is widely used in the early childhood education world.

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Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist best known for his groundbreaking work in understanding how children develop their cognitive abilities. His theory of cognitive development has had a profound influence on education, psychology, and philosophy. Piaget believed that children are not passive recipients of knowledge, but rather active participants in their own learning processes.

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John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, & educator he was known for his contribution to progress education. He was well known for getting things done by being very hands on when it come to getting things done, he advocated for others to do hands on things from learning by doing. He believed that education should be student centered he also believed in thinking out of the box as well as having problem solving skills. He motivated for schools to focus on the more important things in school like focusing g on teaching students about inquiry based learning.

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Jean Piaget was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland (1896-1980) He studied zoology and philosophy earn a doctorate in zoology. Profoundly impacting education by emphasizing active learning and stage-based teaching. He believed teacher should provide appropriate learning experience and material that would help student grow in their thinking.

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Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was born in Brazil and attended Recife Law School, and became widely known for his book " Pedagogy of the Oppressed". Paulo was an educator known for his belief in Pedagogy. He believed in art, science, strategy, and theories. Freire was big on literacy and believed in it being used to succeed in education as well as social change. Freire believed that the teacher and student should be one. They should learn together rather than assuming the student should just follow the teacher.

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Socrates (470-399 BCE, Athens) was a Greek philosopher and teacher. Socrates made most of his income through teaching, but he also practiced other hobbies, such as sculpting and masonry, for many years. He joined the army to fight in the Peloponnesian War, and this was all done through compulsion because war would go against his philosophy. Socrates did not leave any teachings behind, and everything that we know about his teachings was carried on by his students Antisthenes, Aeschines, Plato, and Xenophon. Socrates taught the Socratic method, which is a method of teaching through asking questions and getting a deeper understanding of what is being taught. Socrates wanted to make sure his students had a full grasp of what he was teaching them so they could be successful.

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Carol Dweck was born on October 17, 1946 in New York. She was an American psychologist, she is known for her work on mindset and motivation. She holds the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professorship of Psychology at Stanford University. Dweck contributed to the “growth mindset” theory, which means that abilities and intelligence can be developed by learning and persistence which essentially lead to success.