In order to find out what influenced Friedrich Frobel we must first look at what education was like before him, his life and his childhood. After we find out about the man who created Kindergarten we must review his philosophy, and what tools he used to back it up. Then we will we will take a deeper look into who supported him. Finally we will examine how the life of Kindergarten education has evolved since.
Education before Frobel
While there have many great philosophers of our time the one that influenced Friedrich Froebel include; Comenius who in 1649 published a book about how children were born with a natural craving for knowledge and goodness and that school’s beat it out of them. He was also known as the father of modern education that tried to improve the way that students were taught. Next we have Rousseau who was one of the two main philosopher who inspired Froebel; in 1762 expounded a new theory of education that emphasized the importance of expression rather than repression to produce well-balanced, free-thinking children. He believed that by offering a child choices but controlling those choices exposed him to appropriate stimuli that would generate life experiences. While Froebel was not as inspired by his work, Fichte advocated a national system that would stimulated the desire for improving education by developing the individual for the benefit of the community, stimulate the individual into independent activity, and develop character and good will. The second man to have the most influence on Freidrich was Pestalozzi who had developed an educational training and curriculum innovations like group work, field trips, grade levels, ability grouping and allowing for individual differences. Lastly we have Owen whom ...
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