Pestalozzi

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Excerpt from Pestalozzi: A Lecture Before the Philadelphian Society of the State Normal University, June, 1866 If modern systems of education are in any degree superior to those in vogue one hundred years ago, that fact is due to the in¿uence and labors of no man more than Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss School-master, whose name is in every body's mouth, but about whom very little is generally known, even among teachers. The life and labors of this man shall be the theme of this paper. And I propose to present, ¿rst, a brief sketch of his life, and to follow it by some observations - first, on his personal characteristics, secondly, on his theories of education, and thirdly, on his methods of putting those theories in practice. John Henry Pestalozzi was born in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, January 12, 1746. His mother was the daughter of a Protestant clergyman, and his father was a physician. They were both of German descent. When he was six years of age, his father died, leaving the family with but slender means of support. The boy was of a feeble constitution, and no measures were taken to educate him physically, - he never took part in manly sports, nor mingled in society. To use his own words: "I saw the world only within the narrow limits of my mother's parlor, and within the equally narrow limits of my school-room, to real human life, I was almost as great a stranger as if I did not live in the world in which I dwelt." His mother - a most loving, earnest, Christian woman, - assisted only by an intelligent and most faithful servant-girl, brought up her little family as well as her narrow circumstances would allow. But the consequence was that Pestalozzi grew up most clumsy and awkward in body, - sensitive and nervous, with an imagination morbidly active, - but as de¿cient in foresight, calculation, and every requisite of a practical nature, as it was possible for him to be. His education, especially in the fundamental branches, was quite meagre. In his disposition, he was warm-hearted, benevolent, and patriotic, and much attached to his mother and home. Never was the proverb that "The child is father to the man" truer than in his case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.