: Comenius and the Beginnings of Educational Reform by Monroe W S Will Seymour - Education History; Comenius Johann Amos 1592-1670; Educational change History

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Humanism, realism, and naturalism characterized--Devotion of the sixteenth century to the humanistic ideal--Study of Latin eloquence--Style the chief aim--Neglect of the mother-tongue--Views of John Sturm and the Jesuits--Devotion to Cicero--Decadence of the later humanists--Erasmus and Melanchthon on the enrichment of the course of study--Satires of Rabelais directed against the humanists--Protests of Montaigne--Attitude of Ascham and Mulcaster--Transition from humanism to realism 1

FORERUNNERS OF COMENIUS

Traces of the intellectual development of Comenius. Vives a realist--His early training in Spain and France--Educational activity in Belgium and England--Views on the education of women--Theory of education--Comparison of Comenius and Vives. Bacon the founder of modern realism--Views on the education of his day--Attacks mediaevalism--Study of nature and the inductive method--Individual differences among children. Ratke--Studies at Hamburg and Rostock--Visits England and becomes acquainted with the philosophy of Bacon--His plan of education--Its reception by the universities at Jena and Giessen--Organization of the schools at Gotha--Call to Sweden--Summary of Ratke's views--Harmony of his teachings with those of Comenius. Campanella, Andreae, and Bateus--Their influence on the life and teachings of Comenius 15

BOYHOOD AND EARLY LIFE OF COMENIUS: 1592-1628

Ancestry of Comenius--Attends the village school at Strasnitz--Studies Latin in the gymnasium at Prerau--Character of the Latin schools of his day--Enters the college at Herborn--Studies theology and philosophy--Inspired by the teachings of Alsted--Makes the acquaintance of the writings of Ratke--Continues his studies at Heidelberg--Begins his career as a teacher at Prerau--Ordained as a clergyman--Installed as pastor and school superintendent at Fulneck--Persecution 38

CAREER AS AN EDUCATIONAL REFORMER: 1628-1656

Flight to Poland--Appointed director of the gymnasium at Lissa--Reforms introduced--Literary projects--Need of a patron--Call to England--Friendship with Hartlib--Interest of the English Parliament--Discontent with existing educational institutions--Lewis de Geer, his Dutch patron--Call to Sweden--Interview with Oxenstiern--Located at Elbing--Reform of the Swedish schools--Return to Poland--Consecration as senior bishop--Consequences of the treaty of Westphalia--Ecclesiastical ministrations--Call to Hungary--Reform of the schools at Saros-Patak--Plan of a pansophic school--Return to Lissa--The city burned--Flight of Comenius from Poland 47

CLOSING YEARS: 1656-1670

Flight to Amsterdam--Reception by Lawrence de Geer--Religious freedom in Holland--Publication of the complete edition of his writings--Other educational activities--The "one thing needful"--Death at Amsterdam and burial at Na?rden--Family history of Comenius--Alleged call to the presidency of Harvard College--Portraits--Personal characteristics 71

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

EARLIEST EDUCATION OF THE CHILD

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