Froebel & Blow

"The mind grows by self-revelation... learning begins when consciousness erupts." Friedrich Froebel (the creator of kindergarten)

Do we still have the Factory model in place in schools? The conveyor belt moves an engine block down the assembly line. Components are added- it is cold and mechanical.

Froebel urges us to protect the next generation from "mechanical actions without thought and consideration."
That engine block is not considering much is it... If schools can set up systems that include thought and consideration at the student level will they help us create a more productive educational system?

Froebel had a disciple named Susan E. Blow. She came to St. Louis in 1873 and began the first successful kindergarten in the United States. She had a huge impact on the city as the whole city had kinderarten classes by 1883. I am still looking up quotes from her speaking tours- she trained kinder teachers.

On a final note, something Froebel wrote reminded me of te conceptual model of schools I wrote about earlier.
"Children are like tiny flowers: they are varied and need care, but each is beautiful alone and glorious when seen in the community of peers."
See this image I created and imagine the students as the flowers on the ends of the school organization... The learning oganization