1. John Locke Ideas on Child Development
By:Halle and Kennedy

2. Biography Born August 29, 1632 and died in 1704
Born in Wrington, a small village in Southwestern England
Family was well, but not really of a high social or economic standing
Spent childhood in West country and as a teenager was sent to Westminister school in London
He was successful at this school and earned a place at Christ Church Oxford
Earned his undergraduate degree and continued his education to become a physician

3. John Locke

4. Importance
John Locke’s most famous work was the Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Locke worked on this piece and the research that came with it for 20 years. It involves the concerns of the foundation of human knowledge. The essay describes the mind at birth as a blank slate, filled later through experiences. This piece influenced many other philosophers and was one of the principal sources of empiricism of modern philosophy.

5. theories:Tabula rasa Tabula Rasa:
The idea that at birth the human mind is at a blank slate without rules for processing data
That data is formed solely by one’s sensory experiences
This is an IDEA of how the child develops

6. Research and conclusions
Modern research today cannot tell exactly how Locke did his research and came to these conclusions. With what we know today of his education and research, we can assume he studied and researched children around him of different ages.

7. Example of theory
When a child is born they don't immediately start talking. They learn by their parents and other surroundings how to start talking. For example if your parents have an accent from England you will start talking as a child with an accent because that's what you're used to hearing it.

8. Our reaction to this idea
We truly agree with this theory because in the blank state he believes children are born with nothing but ready to absorb whatever is given to them. All children experiences form and shape of a child's personality and nature.

9. sources
“John Locke.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Accessed 5 Sept
Godbout, Andrea. “John Locke's Ideas About Child Development.” LIVESTRONG.COM, Leaf Group, 13 June 2017, Accessed 5 Sept
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Tabula rasa.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 6 Nov. 2016, Accessed 6 Sept
“John Locke.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 25 Aug. 2015, Accessed 6 Sept