Match the educational influencer with his/her accomplishment. THEY MUST ALL BE CORRECT

1. This person created the first American dictionary: _
2. This person encouraged educators to recognize each individual's learning style: _
3. This person became the principal of the Tuskegee Institute: _
4. This person is known for making high quality education available to anyone online
5. This person is best known for his/her contributions to the philosophy of education. He/she believed that students learn best by doing: _
6. This person has the ability to influence every student's future: _
7. This person believed in the importance of aligning instruction with a child's development stage
8. This is known as the "Father of American Education". : _
9. This person believed that children are naturally curious, so they should be able to control their own learning. : _
10. This person became the First African American to earn Ph.D. from Harvard University. : _

a. Horace Mann
b. Noah Webster
c. George Washington
d. John Dewey
e. Jean Piaget
f. A teacher
g. Maria Montessori
h. Sal Khan
i. Booker T. Washington
j. Howard Gardner
k. Thomas Jefferson

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Here are the matches for the educational influencers and their accomplishments:

  1. This person created the first American dictionary: b. Noah Webster
  2. This person encouraged educators to recognize each individual's learning style: j. Howard Gardner
  3. This person became the principal of the Tuskegee Institute: i. Booker T. Washington
  4. This person is known for making high-quality education available to anyone online: h. Sal Khan
  5. This person is best known for his/her contributions to the philosophy of education. He/she believed that students learn best by doing: d. John Dewey
  6. This person has the ability to influence every student's future: f. A teacher
  7. This person believed in the importance of aligning instruction with a child's development stage: e. Jean Piaget
  8. This is known as the "Father of American Education": a. Horace Mann
  9. This person believed that children are naturally curious, so they should be able to control their own learning: g. Maria Montessori
  10. This person became the First African American to earn Ph.D. from Harvard University: k. Thomas Jefferson

(Note: It should be clarified that k. Thomas Jefferson is incorrect for item 10; the correct answer is W.E.B. Du Bois. However, if strictly matching the items with the given options, Thomas Jefferson is not correct. Please verify the source or context of the question.)