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  • John Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools

  • By: David Smith
  • Narrated by: David Kemper
  • Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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John Amos Comenius, a 17th-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.

In this concise introduction to the work of Comenius, Dr. David Smith sketches some of Comenius's central ideas, pointing to several important themes that summarize Comenius's tireless work for educational reform. Listeners 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 one of the world's most successful children's books; suggested that learning should resemble gardening; and proposed that joy, piety, and harmony are central to the education of children.

In this book, Smith also touches on the key questions with which Comenius wrestled- questions that remain pertinent today. Listeners 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 "be himself, rather than a forerunner of ourselves," if we wish to be challenged by him afresh.

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.

©2017 Classical Academic Press (P)2017 Classical Academic Press
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