Foundations of Education Study Guide

In their mind liberty was linked to democracy and not property. To have political influence based on amount of property was ?politic as well as just, that the interests and rights of every class should ve duly represented and understood in the public councils.? ? James Madison

He also states that the government is constructed on principles of society and the rights of man as well. This still holds true in our society today. America was found on the idea of "we the people" and throughout all of the years it has remained on that very important concept. Some things have changed though from that time. We now allow all people regardless of skin color, race, gender, ethnicity to vote for our country. Around that time, the voting was based upon white males and completely biased. In the long run, the goal of civil unison and rights of man has changed, but the core priciple has remained the

James Madison, a founding father and the fourth president believed that with the corrupted nature of humans, a government is vital to prevent oppression. The

-- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

I believe that when people are developing morals you have to have enough emotional development to feel guilty when you do something wrong, enough social development to accept our responsibility for behaving good or bad towards our group, and enough cognitive development to be able to place ourselves in someone else’s shoes. My parent taught me early in life the differences between right and wrong and to treat people the way I would want to be treated. I understood these lessons at a young age because that was the way my parent taught my brother and sister.

John Locke also believed that government should protect people's natural rights and people can revolt if the government fails or tries to take away peoples natural rights which were life, liberty and property. (doc5) Locke also wrote the 2 treaties of government where he argued that people form government to protect natural rights and the best kind of government had limited power and was accepted by all citizens. Montesquieu also believed that democracy was the best form of government and thought that the best way to protect liberty was to have the three branches of government legislative-creates laws, judicial-interprets laws and executive-enforces laws.(doc 6) He came up with the concept checks and balances which made sure that none of the branches of government had to much power, because they would watch over each other. In a book The Spirit of Laws he explained how he thought that this was the best government and how it was better than other governments throughout history and was a great way to protect liberty. Another ruler who believed that democracy was the best form of government as Rousseau. He believed that people in there natural state were mostly good. He put his faith in the "general will", and believed that the majority of the people should set forth their ideas about government. He put his ideas about society into the social contract.

-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed,

example, one had to believe in the Puritan religion and attend church to vote and become a member of the Puritan society. This practice further developed into a situation in which you were beaten or killed if you did not believe in the Puritan religion, the exact reasons they had originally fled from England. It took a group of men to deduce what liberties were guaranteed and which were not, to avoid mistakes made by puritans and others in history. Men like Thomas Jefferson, who argued that the sole purpose of government was to protect our individual rights.

     The year was sixteen hundred and eighty-nine and a man by the name of John Locke wrote Second Treatise on Government (Zinn 73). In it, Locke wrote that in a natural state everyone, all people, are born free and equal, and possess certain rights. He said that these “natural rights” were life, liberty, and property. He also said that the evildoers who conspired to deprive others of their life, liberty, or property ruined the good life of the state of nature (Locke). The only way to protect these rights is by joining together to form governments. The power of government, then, stems from the consent of the governed, which entrust the government with responsibility for protecting

In 2008 the new curriculum for the foundation stage in wales began its roll out. Its aim was to bring consistency and continuity to children’s education, thus transforming early year’s education in Wales. The principles on which the curriculum is based are that children should be provided with a good basis for future learning and the ability to apply their learning to everyday situations. Leighton Andrews, the former education minister, said in an article on the Welsh Government website that the curriculum was designed “to allow all children to flourish whatever their stage of development or learning ability” (Andrews, 2010). The Framework for Children’s Learning for 3 to 7 Year olds in Wales (here forth known as ‘The Framework’) outlines 7 key areas of learning. These are ‘Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity’, ‘Language, literacy and communication skills’, ‘Mathematical development’, ‘Welsh language development’, ‘Knowledge and understanding of the world’, ‘Physical development’ and ‘Creative development’. The curriculum focuses on holistic learning, meaning that whilst there are 7 separate areas of learning, they are to be taught in a way which entwines them together allowing for children to develop skills such as everyday problem solving by understanding that mathematics is not merely a school subject but a skill which is used in everyday life.

It states that “that to secure these rights,governments are instituted among men deriving their power from the consent of the governed”(Document 2) The people give the government the power that it has,without the people the government was powerless. This thought came during the Revolution when people realized that they had the power to make changes in the government to benefit their

Thomas Jefferson considered the government “a necessary evil at best” (Davidson 159). Jefferson believed its faith in the power of human reason to improve society and decipher the universe. He believed in “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Davidson 159). Jefferson believed that people may be trusted to make political choices based on correct principle, human reason is the powerful tool that will unlock the secrets of nature and improve human society and the life of the independent farmer in a free market is an

Children with religion in the classroom have better social skills. Kids with religion in their home are better behaved and adjusted than other children, according to a new study that is the first to look at the effects of religion on young child development. (Wenner, 2008)

believed that the tax was illegal because the right of taxation was a power that should only

He thought there should be certain areas in citizens' lives, which are free of state regulation and legal limits. Thus, he favored the preservation of the distinction between the public and the private realm and rule of law.