Early childhood education theorists have influenced the development of the children’s appropriate education to prepare them to succeed in present society and avoid poverty. For instance, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröebel supported romantic idealisms of childhood as an innocent and pure era of life and intended to rebuild the educational structure to offer a thought-provoking setting for unrestricted play and discovery. Although theorists had a mixture of beliefs and political inclinations, they agreed that old education traditions that were contingent on repetitive learning, drill plus practice, and an academic focused curriculum needed to be reformed. They contested that such curriculum was inappropriate for most of the children and advocated that education should be more hands-on and assist children to function successfully in society. They recommended the initiation of project learning to prepare them for their roles in life.