Quotation added by staff

Why not add this quote to your bookmarks?

  ...All life should be joyous, spontaneous, natural. The Rousseau Idea, which was modified and refined by Froebel, is the utilization of the propensity to play.
Major von Humboldt found a man who was saturated with the true Froebel spirit, although this was before Froebel was born.
The man's name was Heinrich Campe. Heinrich was hired to superintend the education of the Humboldt boys. That is to say, he was to become comrade, friend, counselor, fellow-scholar, playmate and teacher.
Play needs direction as well as work.   Campe played with the boys. They lived with Nature--made lists of all the trees at Tegel, drew sketches of the leaves and fruit, calculated the height of trees, measured them at the base, and cut them down occasionally, first sitting in judgment on the case, and deciding why a certain tree should be removed, thus getting a lesson in scientific forestry.
They became acquainted with the bugs, beetles, birds and squirrels. They cared for the horses, cattle and fowls, and best of all they...   Hubbard, Elbert

Excerpt from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists · This quote is about plays · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

• Biography
• 1 Fan
• This quote in blogs