Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. He laid the foundation of the modern primary school. It was following rousseau s ideas that pestalozzi would explore how he could develop and use them for himself.
He founded several educational institutions both in german and french speaking regions of switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of. He believed that a good education could act as a solution to society s contradictions and poverty. The swiss educator johann heinrich pestalozzi 1746 1827 envisioned a science of education based on the psychology of child development.
Johann heinrich pestalozzi born jan.
The modern era of education started with him and his spirit and ideas led to the great educational reforms in europe in the nineteenth century. It was following rousseau s ideas that pestalozzi would explore how he could develop and use them for himself. He lived to the age of 81. He founded several educational institutions both in german and french speaking regions of switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of.