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Preview:\u00a0John Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools<\/a><\/p>\n

John Amos Comenius, a seventeenth-century theologian and reformer, had so great an influence on Western schooling that he has been called the father of modern education. To this day he remains one of the most influential and fascinating thinkers in the history of education.<\/p>\n

In this concise introduction to the work of Comenius, Dr. David Smith sketches some of Comenius\u2019s central ideas, pointing to several important themes that summarize Comenius\u2019s tireless work for educational reform. Readers will discover that amongst the literally hundreds of works Comenius wrote in Czech and Latin, many of which are lost to us today, he created the world\u2019s first children\u2019s picture book; suggested that learning should resemble gardening; and proposed that joy, piety, and harmony are central to the education of children.<\/p>\n

In this book, Smith also touches on the key questions with which Comenius wrestled\u2014questions that remain pertinent today. Readers will learn that Comenius is at once a forerunner of much of what we find and affirm today in education while also an advocate of some ideas that we would pass over. Smith suggests that we should let Comenius \u201cbe himself, rather than a forerunner of ourselves,\u201d if we wish to be challenged by him afresh.<\/p>\n

This volume is an important study for any educator wishing to understand the history of education with an eye to recovering perennial educational ideas and practices that will inspire both the present and the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[847,260,38],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["44296"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\nJohn Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools - Classical Education Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/john-amos-comenius-a-visionary-reformer-of-schools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"John Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools - Classical Education Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Preview:\u00a0John Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools John Amos Comenius, a seventeenth-century theologian and reformer, had so great an influence on Western schooling that he has been called the father of modern education. 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