Czech (Moravian) philosopher, theologian and priest of the Bohemian Unity of Brethren, forced by religious persecution to spend most of his life in exile across Poland, Sweden, England and the Netherlands. His Didactica Magna reasoned that children are born with a natural craving for knowledge rather than innate evil, and argued for universal education, of the poor and of women included, delivered through a graded, developmentally sequenced curriculum; he is widely called the father of modern education.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionIn Didactica Magna (1632-1638), set out pansophism, universal, systematic instruction of all subjects to all people including the poor and women, structured to move from simple to complex and match the learner's development. 1 Notable WorkDidactica Magna (The Great Didactic) 1 John Amos Comenius
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Policies Informed: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Educational influence section
The second influence was in formulating the general theory of education. In this respect, he is the forerunner of Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Fröbel, etc.
Policies Informed: Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Educational influence section
The second influence was in formulating the general theory of education. In this respect, he is the forerunner of Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Fröbel, etc.
Policies Informed: Friedrich Froebel, Educational influence section
The second influence was in formulating the general theory of education. In this respect, he is the forerunner of Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Fröbel, etc.
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