Wasmuth, Professor Helge
Finding Froebel: The Man Who Invented Kindergarten
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350269231
- author:
- Wasmuth, Professor Helge
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 16 x 1.4 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Friedrich Froebel, the 'father of kindergarten', is one of the most influential pedagogues of the 19th century. This biography presents him as a brilliant but also flawed man, drawing on previously untranslated letters to reveal his life, successes and failures. Born into a difficult family situation, Froebel's early interests in children and education were shaped by his experiences. Despite lacking basic academic knowledge due to poor early education, he went on to develop groundbreaking educational theories about play and pedagogy. His personal relationships, including those with the Keilhau community and Caroline von Holzhausen, whom he called the "rune of his life", played a significant role in his development. The book explores Froebel's complicated relationships and the events that led to the creation of kindergarten. It is a story of perseverance and disappointment, as Froebel worked tirelessly to establish the kindergarten movement before its ban by the Prussian government ultimately broke him.
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