CHAPTER XXIV

DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE 333

Froebel and Herbart as Disciples of Pestalozzi. The Early Career and Writings of Herbart. Work at Königsberg and Göttingen. Herbart’s Psychology. The Aim, Content, and Method. The Value and Influence of Herbart’s Principles. The Extension of His Doctrines in Germany. Herbartianism in the United States. Froebel’s Early Life. His Experiences at Frankfort, Yverdon, and Berlin. The School at Keilhau. Development of the Kindergarten. Froebel’s Fundamental Concept of ‘Unity.’ Motor Expression as His Method. The Social Aspect of Education. The Kindergarten. The Value and Influence of Froebel’s Principles. The Spread of Froebelianism through Europe. The Kindergarten in the United States. The Relative Influence of Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel.