How Kindergarten Came To America

by Bertha von Marenholtz-Bulow

How Kindergarten Came To America

  • ISBN-13: 9781595581549
  • Author(s): Bertha von Marenholtz-Bulow
  • Subject: Education|education
  • Publisher: The New Press
  • Imprint: The New Press
  • Publication Date: 07-06-2007
  • Format: p/b

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In an era of high-stakes testing and accelerated curricula, it is easy to forget that kindergarten' means 'children's garden'. An enchanting 1894 account of Friedrich Froebel, the German inventor of kindergartens - and a refreshing reminder of the essential role of play and creative exploration in the development of children.'
About the book

In an era of high-stakes testing and accelerated curricula, it is easy to forget that kindergarten' means 'children's garden'. An enchanting 1894 account of Friedrich Froebel, the German inventor of kindergartens - and a refreshing reminder of the essential role of play and creative exploration in the development of children.'