How Kindergarten Came to America: Friedrich Froebel's Radical Vision of Early Childhood Education (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781595581839)

Originally published as Reminiscences of Friedrich Froebel, this enchanting 1894 account of the German inventor of kindergartens was instrumental in bringing kindergartens to the United States. This lively portrait of a pioneer of modern education is a refreshing reminder of the essential role of play and creative exploration in the development of children. Froebel's methods provide a much-needed antidote to the current emphasis on high-stakes testing and accelerated curricula--a corruption, as Herbert Kohl argues in his foreword, of the original concept of kindergartens as children's gardens of learning.

Author: Bertha Von Marenholtz-Bulow
ISBN-10: 1595581839
ISBN-13: 9781595581839
Publisher: New Press
Language: English
Published: 07/04/2007
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.53h x 6.47w x 0.97d