A Visit to German Schools, Notes (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876. Excerpt: ... Here, to a greater extent than anywhere else within my experience, his principles serve as the broad continuous basis of the system of instruction and education; and the results, as far as I could judge of them, do great credit to the system. EISENACH. On the 12th of September I found myself in Eisenach, where there is one Kindergarten of seventysix children, admirably conducted by Miss Traberth. This lady, an original pupil of Frobel, was, I believe, a learner in his school at Keilhau, and was trained as a Kindergarten governess under his direction. Hers, therefore, may be looked upon as an original Kindergarten of the true type. When I entered the room, I found a division of the children (about forty) engaged in a game, in which one, who was blindfolded, was attempting to ascertain, by feeling the dress and features, who the child was to whom she had been led up. When she succeeded, which was not always the case, great joy was manifested by the rest. Another division was engaged in Netzzeichnen--drawing doors, pumps, chests of drawers, etc., very neatly. One little girl, whose drawing was incorrect, when the fault was very kindly pointed out, cried. This was the first tear I had seen shed in a Kindergarten. The soothing words of the teacher, however, speedily dissipated the clouds, and sunshine appeared again. The rest of the exercises were such as I had frequently seen before. They were well performed in an earnest manner; and indeed everything was well done in this Kindergarten, under the direction of the very kind and intelligent Miss Traberth, who was assisted by two young teachers. In the course of this day I looked in at the 'Seminar, ' or normal school for elementary schoolmasters, the arrangements of which seemed very complete. There was a practi...