Philosophical and Educational Thinking of Friedrich Froebel

Abstract

All the best activities related to modern ideas in education are based on the principles propounded by Froebel. He greatly influenced his time with his educational ideas and foresight. They made life more simple and clear and recognizable. Froebel established an excellent educational method in the form of the Kindergarten system. Which was universally recognized in almost all countries. In the Indian educational system, kindergartens based on their educational system were established. He stressed on abandoning the traditional ideology of discipline in schools. He also stressed the importance of play, self-activity, learning, creative work and social participation in education. As a disciple of Pestalozzi, Froebel adopted classical methods of teaching according to which the universe arose through the process of evolution. They also consider education as a part of this process.