Froebel's Gifts

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October 15, 2022

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Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul.

- Friedrich Froebel -

Froebel's Gifts

"In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten. If you've ever looked at a piece of abstract art or Modernist architecture and thought "my kindergartener could have made that," well, that may be more true than you realize." More about the influential German pedagogue in this fascinating post from 99% Invisible. { read more }