Pestalozzi

American  

[pes-tl-ot-see, pes-tah-lawt-tsee] / ˌpɛs tlˈɒt si, ˌpɛs tɑˈlɔt tsi /

noun

1. Johann Heinrich 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.

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Pestalozzi British  

/ ˌpɛstəˈlɒtsɪ /

noun

1. Johann Heinrich (joˈhan ˈhainrɪç). 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer. His emphasis on learning by observation exerted a wide influence on elementary education

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Other Word Forms

• Pestalozzian adjective
• Pestalozzianism noun

Example Sentences

They were disabled residents of a care home, the Lebenshilfe Haus, along residential Pestalozzi Street.

From New York Times

In 2017, the Pestalozzi school in Buenos Aires became the first site outside Europe to host one, honouring hundreds of German Jewish children who found refuge there in exile.

From The Guardian

Several authors of these early-20th-century books that form the bulk of the “make toys at home” literature were teachers of manual training, a precursor to vocational education that drew inspiration from Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi.

From Slate

Out of this spirit, great pedagogues such as Pestalozzi demanded the unity of the school system.

From Project Gutenberg

There will be much ink spilt, much breath wasted; we shall hear of Montessori and Froebel and Pestalozzi, of Science and the Classics, of opportunities of ladders of scholarships and prizes and endowments.

From Project Gutenberg