Johann Pestalozzi Early Childhood Education. Arithmetic geography science music drawing language and physical education. Education should follow the natural development of the child d.
He founded several educational institutions both in german and french speaking regions of switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of education. Pestalozzi often referred to as the father of modern education was born in zurich switzerland and lived from 1746 until 1827. His formal education was in institutions in zurich.
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12 1746 zürich died feb. His early experiments in education at neuhof ran into difficulties but he persisted and what became known as the pestalozzi method came to fruition in his school at yverdon. 17 1827 brugg switz swiss educational reformer who advocated education of the poor and emphasized teaching methods designed to strengthen the student s own abilities. Pestalozzi was an individual with an internal locus of control and this trait was reflected in his educational philosophy of self learning and free investigation.