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An expert that I admire

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An expert I really admire is Friedrich August Fröbel      he was born 21 April 1782 – 21 June 1852, he was a German  pedagogue , a student of  Pestalozzi  who laid the foundation for modern  education  based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities. Friecrich is famous for   devised circles, spheres, and other toy that were designed to stimulate  learning  through play activities accompanied by songs and music. Modern educational techniques in kindergarten and preschool are much indebted to him. He like me because for Fröbel  The teacher’s role was not to drill or indoctrinate the children but rather to encourage their self-expression through play, both individually and in group activities. I like him because he opened an infant school in Blankenburg,  Prussia , that he originally called the Child Nurture and Activity Institute, and which by happy inspiration he later renamed the Kindergarten, or “garden of children. Also,  His experiments a