Johann Pestalozzi Contribution To Education. Pestalozzi was a romantic who felt that education must be broken down to its elements in order to have a complete understanding of it. Johann heinrich pestalozzi 1746 1827 tried to reform society by reforming education and making it more accessible.
This book described many of pestalozzi s ideas about education and social justice. As walch mentions in her book on the pestalozzian theory of education pestalozzi became known as the father of modern pedagogy because of his theory on a science that would make education ethical 32 consensus is achieved more times than known by taking a vote and having typically having the majority take president. January 12 1746 february 17 1827 was a swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified romanticism in his approach.
The ideas of pedagogue johann heinrich on education play an important role in modern pedagogy.
Pestalozzi was later asked by the village of stanz to set up a school for the many children who had been orphaned by the recent wars. Johann heinrich pestalozzi swiss social reformer and educator is known as the father of modern education. 12 1746 zürich died feb. He believed that a good education could act as a solution to society s contradictions and poverty.