In the 19th century, Friedrich Froebel pioneered education for five year olds by inventing kindergarten and several age-appropriate toys and projects that would help develop "a sensitive, inquisitive child with an uninhibited curiosity and a genuine respect for nature, family and society." Dr. Eugene Provenzo talks about the genius of Froebel's very simple inventions and how one of them can be used to explain the very complex notion of Hegel's famous dialectical theory.
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In the 19th century, Friedrich Froebel pioneered education for five year olds by inventing kindergarten and several age-appropriate toys and projects that would help develop "a sensitive, inquisitive child with an uninhibited curiosity and a genuine respect for nature, family and society." Dr. Eugene Provenzo talks about the genius of Froebel's very simple inventions and how one of them can be used to explain the very complex notion of Hegel's famous dialectical theory.
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