Froebel
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When the German educator Friedrich Froebel invented kindergarten in the 1830s, he stressed the educational value of games and free play.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
A psychologist finally diagnosed her dyslexia, and after more tutoring she was enrolled at the Froebel League, a three-year training school for prospective kindergarten teachers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2019
The care goes into design work that is behind the scenes, as in the prepared environment of the Froebel kindergarten or the stocking of a playground with sand, wood, or junk.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2018
Lonely, eccentric Friedrich Froebel, who had left school at a tender age to become a forester's apprentice because his teachers thought him a dunce, believed that children were "young plants needing to be nurtured carefully."
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1802 the father died, and Froebel, now twenty years old, had to shift for himself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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