John Locke's Impact On Early Childhood Education

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Impact of philosopher John Locke on early childhood education
Introduction
Early childhood education is vital in the holistic development of a child. The providers of this program are therefore called upon to do many tasks in fulfillment of this very purpose that the early childhood education is intended to fulfill (Wardle, 2007). Different countries across the globe have taken different approaches in implementing this program notably in governance and mode of delivery. Relating to governance, there has been a major development. The early childhood education has been integrated into the national education system by transferring the responsibilities to the respective education ministries (Kaga, Bennett & Moss, 2010). Regarding the mode of delivery there has been a dramatic change over the past ten years. Providers of this education are keen in equipping the children with skills needed for success in the 21st century among them being critical thinking, problem solving, communication etc.
Against this backdrop this research paper looks into thoughts of one of the philosophers i.e. John Locke on early childhood education. It starts by analyzing his views on early childhood education and then gives the impact that his views have had on early childhood education.
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This assessment is a process that is aimed at furthering the children interests. Different players including parents are involved. This process essentially praises the performance of the children in subjects that they have performed exceptionally well. Much likely than not the children take the path defined at these early stages all through their life. This is the very reason why the assessment is taken seriously. This is informed by philosopher John Locke thought that children are rational beings even in this early

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