Great presentation James. I found it fascinating that his ideas were what provided the foundation of ideas to influence reform on education. His beliefs were very different than the norm at the time in regards to treating students as individuals and not like they are apart of a factory. His care and empathy for society says a lot about his character. I think that many of the beliefs that he had about education are many of what are now teachers responsibilities. Responsibilities like doing our best to ensure that all of your students receive a quality education and being a good adult role model.
Fantastic presentation James. Based off your presentation it is clear that Pestalozzi was ahead of his time. Many ideas from his theory are still used today which shows how big of an impact he made on our society. One of the biggest takeaways for me that education needs to be for all and that education created a better society. I completely believe that every student should have equal opportunity to education as every student has a gift and many times school can help highlight that gift. I also believe that education creates a better society because it allows for growth in the society and allows for our society to adapt. This was a great presentation and you did an awesome job of highlighting the main points, thanks James.
Hi, Im a Education student from the Philippines. I just want to thankyou for this video that really helped me to understand about Pestalozzi's concept about Education. Thankyou very much 💓
Hi James! Your presentation approach is spot-on. The "education is a right for all" theory, crazy as it sounds, is such an important step in our society's view on schooling. I also love that you broke down Pestalozzi's influence on different theorists and the current education model. I think it's important for us to know where our education system originated if we want to make an impact on it. Finally, the "heads/hands/heart" paradigm feels like a super manageable and relatable tactic for making sure we're hitting our learning and engagement targets without having the academia jargon we keep hearing; really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how to implement that in a contemporary setting, especially with social studies.
Thanks Jack! I agree I think the head, hands, and heart concept makes a strong argument for why some classroom activities are more engaging than others.
James, Really good presentation on Pestalozzi method. Before this I have heard of Pestalozzi method but never really had some describe what his method was. It is crazy to think even back in 1760s they had methods of teaching. His theory on the head, hands and heart is fascinating and something I will try and put into my lessons this following year. I like how you said for secondary teachers that this method is a guiding principle rather than a hard rule. Even though elementary teachers will probably use this method more than secondary doesn't mean that they can't add it to lessons to help students understand with more hands on approach. Great Job James!
James, I had no problem following along with your presentation. Your transitions were really smooth and it made the presentation well delivered. I really like the section of the video that talked about the head, hands and heart. Talking about making sure kids have time to play, while also focusing on applying concepts to the head and learning by doing with the hands. Some of these applications were very similar to Vygotsky's applications. Vygotsky talks a lot about social experiences and how they can help students engage during learning.
Hey James, great presentation, I feel a lot more informed on the Pestalozzi method. It is interesting to see a lot of modern educational ideas seem to come from a baseline within this method. Topics such a movement, everyone has the right to education, treating students as individuals and exploring innate student knowledge, all influence our action and learning today. I think that Pestalozzi's approach towards emotional student understanding and education instead of treating students like their in a factory is clearly important today, but it is intriguing to think that these approaches we are utilizing under the centuries of study we have available to use today are fundamentally rooted from the open-minded thinking Pestalozzi and similar theorists years before the knowledge became commonplace.
Amazing presentation, James. I really liked how you set up the presentation by letting us know what you would be covering in the presentation itself. It was a good representation of what a PowerPoint might look like in a classroom, one that would cover the topics right away for the students. It sounds like the Pestalozzi method had quite the reach, and that his ideas were a little progressive for the age in which he was living in. It is great to see that even though his ideas were not implemented as much during his time, that we have been able to see the benefits from it and see them in today's teaching strategies.
James, great presentation! I noticed in your slide that you talked a little about learning by doing. That was one of the driving forces in John Dewey's educational theory of experiential learning. That was a cool parallel between these two theorists and shows that there are some common beliefs throughout the history of education. There are few things more important than a student feeling comfortable in their classroom. That is something as teachers that we must put a lot of time and effort into. If our students don't feel safe, secure, and comfortable in their learning environment it makes it hard for them to engage themselves fully in the material. I thought that your presentation was well organized, clean, and provided us with great information about your theorist. Thanks for sharing man!
Very well presented. Spoken clearly, with examples and historical context. Thank you very much. I have had the fortune of having grown up in a Pestalozzi school and owe so much of who I am today to that school. Very good friendships from that time keep on going after 20 years, as well as my admiration for the teachers and staff of that school. My school was in Lisboa, Portugal, and am currently - coincidentally - living in Switzerland, Pestalozzi's home land. Because of this I've been thinking about these topics and It's a pleasure to be now, as an adult, delving into the thinking behind the educational system that I was brought up in. Something I was curious about was you mentioned you would discuss the limitations of the Pestalozzi method, but it seems you didn't end up addressing them, at least in this video. I would like to ask which limitations have you observed and thought about from this educational method? Cheers!
James, while the presentation is well structured and interesting, the German term "Anschauung" is spelled and pronounced horribly wrong. It`s Anschauung (view, idea) and it is pronounced with three syllables: An Chau Ung (lol, now it looks like an Laotian name)...
Your voice is magical👌 I want to hear more from you . Please 🙏make more videos on educational philosophers and one ☝️ question I am teaching English literature for grade 7 I want to know how can I make my reading session interactive.
This was a fantastic presentation James. I really liked the ending where you connected making lesson plans to reach all students to Pestalozzi. I loved learning how Pestalozzi was essentially the basis for education reforms that would change schools from being a thing for the elite to those who could not afford to pay, and from fear to empathy. I also think that for a teacher in todays society we really need to have empathy for are students, and we really need to vary the lessons we give so that all students learn what they need to. My question for you is if Pestalozzi could see schools now and how students are taught, do you think he would be please?
Thank you Josh! I think he would be very pleased with how creative kids can be in schools today given how rigid and dogmatic the schools of his days were. However, given the age he lived in, I think he would be displeased with the lack of religious instruction and would perhaps cite that as a reason some classes aren't well managed.
Hi James, I like how you opened your presentation with an outline of what to expect, and your delivery was very clear; such nice enunciation! I also appreciate how you put his method into an historical context. Seems like Pestalozzi could be considered the father of modern education - would you say that is true? The idea that seems most applicable to my future art lessons is the importance of addressing the hands, the heart and the head. I think most of our lessons could zero in on that bullseye of addressing them all simultaneously.
Thanks Beth! Pestalozzi's thinking definitely was highly influenced, particularly by Rousseau, but I think it's fair to say he is a major influence on schooling that treats kids as individuals. Interestingly Pestalozzi schools also got great publicity by the fact the Einstein went to Pestalozzi school when he was a kid.
Great presentation! I appreciated the clear and precise language you used in explaining Petalozzi's method. It seems like he took many different approaches to teach students, but that they can all be categorized under Anschuanng. My question is how can teachers utilize more of his head, hand, and heart method within the secondary school level?
Thank you Taylor! I think we can use it in our lesson planning as a metric to make sure we are engaging the whole person. Even when planning a lecture which is clearly very "head" oriented, we can stop to plan a part that appeals to the heart. Maybe in your math lecture, you plan a tangent about the life of Pythagoras and a struggle he had, as well as planning a movement activity to engage the "hands".
Nice presentation but in my experience public school is totally the opposite of what Pestalozzi was..public school in my experience is good for socialization skills but certainly not individual love or listening to a child’s heart ♥️ Small groups where a teacher can really focus in on a child is my ideal of the best education 🙏🙇
The Pestalozzi Method by James Andrews This presentation will breakdown the theories of Swiss educator Johann Pestalozzi. We will establish a historical context for the development of his ideas, discuss their contributions to the evolution of the modern classroom, and finally discuss their applications and limitations. But first let's begin with four themes to his method. The first was a simple but revolutionary idea that education was a right to all and not just children of the wealthy classes. He believed educating the poor was not just the right thing to do, but that it also bettered the function of society. (Doddington & Hilton, 2007, pg. 40) Pestalozzi was also a proponent of active education. His approach shifted from traditional rote memorization in crowded classrooms to one that incorporated movement activities, as well as the belief that physical exercise and the exploration of nature were an essential part of effective learning (Takaya, 2000) Finally Pestalozzi's approach stressed that children had an innate knowledge that should be developed, rather then being an “empty vessel” to be filled with knowledge. The teacher's role is to make sure their influence does not disturb what he calls 'nature's march of development'. (Smith, 2013, para. 7) Putting Pestalozzi's Method in historical context is important because it is one of the older theories we we will be studying. Pestalozzi lived from the mid 18th century into the early 19th century. His method stressed treating students as individuals, which stood in contrast to the educational trends of his day. It's important to note his method had a greater influence beyond his lifetime and should be seen as a providing a foundation of ideas that influenced later reform movements in education. He was also a big influence on later constructivist theorists such as Montessori, Piaget, and Dewey. (“Pestalozzianism,” 2010, para. 1) Looking closer at Pestalozzi's classroom style we see a focus on the emotional security of his students. Pestalozzi looked at other schools of his day and observed that students were being made to learn in an atmosphere of fear. He sought an alternative and offered a supportive approach that aimed to educated the “head, hands, and heart”. (Takaya, 2003, pg 83) The head represents the development of intellect and intelligence through critical thinking. For Pestalozzi he believed that all knowledge has its origin in a child's own experience. In this way all three elements had to be connected. The “hand” represented learning by doing. Walks in nature and play time were highly valued in his schools as well as frequent interaction with peers. The “heart” represented emotional development, moral development, and having students be motivated and invested in their own education. In terms of practical application here is an example of Pestalozzi's model being used in a modern cooperative education approach. A project where a student designs a structure, or perhaps builds a model is using the head and hands. In music class singing engages emotional connection as well as the intellectual exercise of performing correctly. Encouraging students to create abstract art engages the heart and hands, and a class maintaining a community garden and preparing a meal together would engage all three elements. (Hand, Head, and Heart techniques in cooperative education, 2016, para. 3) Another element of Pestalozzi's theory was his concept of “Anschauung”. “Anschauung” is a German word that translates as “sense intuition”. Pestalozzi defined it as having direct concrete experience with a word or concept. (Smith, 2013, para. 9). In his theory it was essential for this to be established first before an instructor tried to present it intellectually. He described this in phrases like “from the simple to the complex,” “from the concrete to the abstract,” and “from the near to the far”. (Takaya, 2003, pg 86) As secondary teachers Pestalozzi's “Anschauung” should be approached as a guiding principle rather than a hard rule as it is probably more relevant in an early childhood or elementary context. It is logical that an elementary teacher would want a child to experience a garden rather than sit for a lecture on gardening. However, with secondary students, where abstract thinking is possible, it would be impractical to require concrete experience first. For example in a high school history class it is not essential that a student experiences “direct democracy” before the concept can be introduced. However, the lesson could be reinforced with the “concrete experience” taking students on a field trip to a polling station. In closing, the most practical aspect of Pestalozzi's approach, and perhaps his greatest legacy was how inclusive his method was. Pestalozzi is remembered for his great empathy and tireless work with lower income children. He had an unwavering belief that all classes deserved an education. When we work in public schools, and work to create lesson plans that reach all our students, we are applying the most important principle of the Pestalozzi method. References Doddington, C., & Hilton, M. (2007). Child-centred education: Reviving the creative tradition. Retrieved from ebookcentral-proquest-com.access.library.eou.edu Hand, Head, and Heart techniques in cooperative education. (2016). Retrieved from cultivate.coop/wiki/Hand,_Head,_and_Heart_techniques_in_cooperative_education Pestalozzianism. (2010). Retrieved from www.britannica.com/science/Pestalozzianism Smith, M. K. (2013). Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: pedagogy, education and social justice. Retrieved from infed.org/mobi/johann-heinrich-pestalozzi-pedagogy-education-and- social-justice/ Takaya, K. (2003). The Method of Anschauung: From Johann H. Pestalozzi to Herbert Spencer. The Journal of Educational Thought (JET) / Revue De La Pensée Éducative, 37(1), 77-99. Retrieved from www.jstor.org.access.library.eou.edu/stable/23767
Great presentation James. I found it fascinating that his ideas were what provided the foundation of ideas to influence reform on education. His beliefs were very different than the norm at the time in regards to treating students as individuals and not like they are apart of a factory. His care and empathy for society says a lot about his character. I think that many of the beliefs that he had about education are many of what are now teachers responsibilities. Responsibilities like doing our best to ensure that all of your students receive a quality education and being a good adult role model.
Thanks Jared!
Fantastic presentation James. Based off your presentation it is clear that Pestalozzi was ahead of his time. Many ideas from his theory are still used today which shows how big of an impact he made on our society. One of the biggest takeaways for me that education needs to be for all and that education created a better society. I completely believe that every student should have equal opportunity to education as every student has a gift and many times school can help highlight that gift. I also believe that education creates a better society because it allows for growth in the society and allows for our society to adapt. This was a great presentation and you did an awesome job of highlighting the main points, thanks James.
Thanks Cooper!
Hi, Im a Education student from the Philippines. I just want to thankyou for this video that really helped me to understand about Pestalozzi's concept about Education. Thankyou very much 💓
Awesome! This was an assignment I had to do for my teaching program, I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Hi James! Your presentation approach is spot-on. The "education is a right for all" theory, crazy as it sounds, is such an important step in our society's view on schooling. I also love that you broke down Pestalozzi's influence on different theorists and the current education model. I think it's important for us to know where our education system originated if we want to make an impact on it. Finally, the "heads/hands/heart" paradigm feels like a super manageable and relatable tactic for making sure we're hitting our learning and engagement targets without having the academia jargon we keep hearing; really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on how to implement that in a contemporary setting, especially with social studies.
Thanks Jack! I agree I think the head, hands, and heart concept makes a strong argument for why some classroom activities are more engaging than others.
James,
Really good presentation on Pestalozzi method. Before this I have heard of Pestalozzi method but never really had some describe what his method was. It is crazy to think even back in 1760s they had methods of teaching. His theory on the head, hands and heart is fascinating and something I will try and put into my lessons this following year. I like how you said for secondary teachers that this method is a guiding principle rather than a hard rule. Even though elementary teachers will probably use this method more than secondary doesn't mean that they can't add it to lessons to help students understand with more hands on approach.
Great Job James!
Thanks Riley! I too was surprised to see such a progressive outlook from someone who lived that long ago
James,
I had no problem following along with your presentation. Your transitions were really smooth and it made the presentation well delivered. I really like the section of the video that talked about the head, hands and heart. Talking about making sure kids have time to play, while also focusing on applying concepts to the head and learning by doing with the hands. Some of these applications were very similar to Vygotsky's applications. Vygotsky talks a lot about social experiences and how they can help students engage during learning.
Thank you Matthew!
Hey James, great presentation, I feel a lot more informed on the Pestalozzi method. It is interesting to see a lot of modern educational ideas seem to come from a baseline within this method. Topics such a movement, everyone has the right to education, treating students as individuals and exploring innate student knowledge, all influence our action and learning today. I think that Pestalozzi's approach towards emotional student understanding and education instead of treating students like their in a factory is clearly important today, but it is intriguing to think that these approaches we are utilizing under the centuries of study we have available to use today are fundamentally rooted from the open-minded thinking Pestalozzi and similar theorists years before the knowledge became commonplace.
Thanks Ryan!
Amazing presentation, James. I really liked how you set up the presentation by letting us know what you would be covering in the presentation itself. It was a good representation of what a PowerPoint might look like in a classroom, one that would cover the topics right away for the students. It sounds like the Pestalozzi method had quite the reach, and that his ideas were a little progressive for the age in which he was living in. It is great to see that even though his ideas were not implemented as much during his time, that we have been able to see the benefits from it and see them in today's teaching strategies.
Thank you Annika!
James, great presentation! I noticed in your slide that you talked a little about learning by doing. That was one of the driving forces in John Dewey's educational theory of experiential learning. That was a cool parallel between these two theorists and shows that there are some common beliefs throughout the history of education. There are few things more important than a student feeling comfortable in their classroom. That is something as teachers that we must put a lot of time and effort into. If our students don't feel safe, secure, and comfortable in their learning environment it makes it hard for them to engage themselves fully in the material. I thought that your presentation was well organized, clean, and provided us with great information about your theorist. Thanks for sharing man!
Thank you Jacob!
Very well presented. Spoken clearly, with examples and historical context. Thank you very much. I have had the fortune of having grown up in a Pestalozzi school and owe so much of who I am today to that school. Very good friendships from that time keep on going after 20 years, as well as my admiration for the teachers and staff of that school.
My school was in Lisboa, Portugal, and am currently - coincidentally - living in Switzerland, Pestalozzi's home land. Because of this I've been thinking about these topics and It's a pleasure to be now, as an adult, delving into the thinking behind the educational system that I was brought up in.
Something I was curious about was you mentioned you would discuss the limitations of the Pestalozzi method, but it seems you didn't end up addressing them, at least in this video. I would like to ask which limitations have you observed and thought about from this educational method?
Cheers!
Nice 👍🏿
James, while the presentation is well structured and interesting, the German term "Anschauung" is spelled and pronounced horribly wrong. It`s Anschauung (view, idea) and it is pronounced with three syllables: An Chau Ung (lol, now it looks like an Laotian name)...
Thanks No One!
Your voice is magical👌
I want to hear more from you .
Please 🙏make more videos on educational philosophers and
one ☝️ question
I am teaching English literature for grade 7
I want to know how can I make my reading session interactive.
Thank you very much Sir .
This was a fantastic presentation James. I really liked the ending where you connected making lesson plans to reach all students to Pestalozzi. I loved learning how Pestalozzi was essentially the basis for education reforms that would change schools from being a thing for the elite to those who could not afford to pay, and from fear to empathy. I also think that for a teacher in todays society we really need to have empathy for are students, and we really need to vary the lessons we give so that all students learn what they need to. My question for you is if Pestalozzi could see schools now and how students are taught, do you think he would be please?
Thank you Josh! I think he would be very pleased with how creative kids can be in schools today given how rigid and dogmatic the schools of his days were. However, given the age he lived in, I think he would be displeased with the lack of religious instruction and would perhaps cite that as a reason some classes aren't well managed.
Hi James,
I like how you opened your presentation with an outline of what to expect, and your delivery was very clear; such nice enunciation! I also appreciate how you put his method into an historical context. Seems like Pestalozzi could be considered the father of modern education - would you say that is true? The idea that seems most applicable to my future art lessons is the importance of addressing the hands, the heart and the head. I think most of our lessons could zero in on that bullseye of addressing them all simultaneously.
Thanks Beth! Pestalozzi's thinking definitely was highly influenced, particularly by Rousseau, but I think it's fair to say he is a major influence on schooling that treats kids as individuals. Interestingly Pestalozzi schools also got great publicity by the fact the Einstein went to Pestalozzi school when he was a kid.
Great presentation! I appreciated the clear and precise language you used in explaining Petalozzi's method. It seems like he took many different approaches to teach students, but that they can all be categorized under Anschuanng. My question is how can teachers utilize more of his head, hand, and heart method within the secondary school level?
Thank you Taylor! I think we can use it in our lesson planning as a metric to make sure we are engaging the whole person. Even when planning a lecture which is clearly very "head" oriented, we can stop to plan a part that appeals to the heart. Maybe in your math lecture, you plan a tangent about the life of Pythagoras and a struggle he had, as well as planning a movement activity to engage the "hands".
Great
Thank you!
Nice presentation but in my experience public school is totally the opposite of what Pestalozzi was..public school in my experience is good for socialization skills but certainly not individual love or listening to a child’s heart ♥️ Small groups where a teacher can really focus in on a child is my ideal of the best education 🙏🙇
The Pestalozzi Method
by James Andrews
This presentation will breakdown the theories of Swiss educator Johann Pestalozzi. We will establish a historical context for the development of his ideas, discuss their contributions to the evolution of the modern classroom, and finally discuss their applications and limitations.
But first let's begin with four themes to his method. The first was a simple but revolutionary idea that education was a right to all and not just children of the wealthy classes. He believed educating the poor was not just the right thing to do, but that it also bettered the function of society. (Doddington & Hilton, 2007, pg. 40)
Pestalozzi was also a proponent of active education. His approach shifted from traditional rote memorization in crowded classrooms to one that incorporated movement activities, as well as the belief that physical exercise and the exploration of nature were an essential part of effective learning (Takaya, 2000)
Finally Pestalozzi's approach stressed that children had an innate knowledge that should be developed, rather then being an “empty vessel” to be filled with knowledge. The teacher's role is to make sure their influence does not disturb what he calls 'nature's march of development'. (Smith, 2013, para. 7)
Putting Pestalozzi's Method in historical context is important because it is one of the older theories we we will be studying. Pestalozzi lived from the mid 18th century into the early 19th century. His method stressed treating students as individuals, which stood in contrast to the educational trends of his day.
It's important to note his method had a greater influence beyond his lifetime and should be seen as a providing a foundation of ideas that influenced later reform movements in education. He was also a big influence on later constructivist theorists such as Montessori, Piaget, and Dewey. (“Pestalozzianism,” 2010, para. 1)
Looking closer at Pestalozzi's classroom style we see a focus on the emotional security of his students. Pestalozzi looked at other schools of his day and observed that students were being made to learn in an atmosphere of fear. He sought an alternative and offered a supportive approach that aimed to educated the “head, hands, and heart”. (Takaya, 2003, pg 83)
The head represents the development of intellect and intelligence through critical thinking. For Pestalozzi he believed that all knowledge has its origin in a child's own experience. In this way all three elements had to be connected. The “hand” represented learning by doing. Walks in nature and play time were highly valued in his schools as well as frequent interaction with peers. The “heart” represented emotional development, moral development, and having students be motivated and invested in their own education.
In terms of practical application here is an example of Pestalozzi's model being used in a modern cooperative education approach. A project where a student designs a structure, or perhaps builds a model is using the head and hands. In music class singing engages emotional connection as well as the intellectual exercise of performing correctly. Encouraging students to create abstract art engages the heart and hands, and a class maintaining a community garden and preparing a meal together would engage all three elements. (Hand, Head, and Heart techniques in cooperative education, 2016, para. 3)
Another element of Pestalozzi's theory was his concept of “Anschauung”. “Anschauung” is a German word that translates as “sense intuition”. Pestalozzi defined it as having direct concrete experience with a word or concept. (Smith, 2013, para. 9). In his theory it was essential for this to be established first before an instructor tried to present it intellectually. He described this in phrases like “from the simple to the complex,” “from the concrete to the abstract,” and “from the near to the far”. (Takaya, 2003, pg 86)
As secondary teachers Pestalozzi's “Anschauung” should be approached as a guiding principle rather than a hard rule as it is probably more relevant in an early childhood or elementary context. It is logical that an elementary teacher would want a child to experience a garden rather than sit for a lecture on gardening. However, with secondary students, where abstract thinking is possible, it would be impractical to require concrete experience first. For example in a high school history class it is not essential that a student experiences “direct democracy” before the concept can be introduced. However, the lesson could be reinforced with the “concrete experience” taking students on a field trip to a polling station.
In closing, the most practical aspect of Pestalozzi's approach, and perhaps his greatest legacy was how inclusive his method was. Pestalozzi is remembered for his great empathy and tireless work with lower income children. He had an unwavering belief that all classes deserved an education. When we work in public schools, and work to create lesson plans that reach all our students, we are applying the most important principle of the Pestalozzi method.
References
Doddington, C., & Hilton, M. (2007). Child-centred education: Reviving the creative tradition. Retrieved
from ebookcentral-proquest-com.access.library.eou.edu
Hand, Head, and Heart techniques in cooperative education. (2016). Retrieved from
cultivate.coop/wiki/Hand,_Head,_and_Heart_techniques_in_cooperative_education
Pestalozzianism. (2010). Retrieved from www.britannica.com/science/Pestalozzianism
Smith, M. K. (2013). Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: pedagogy, education and social justice. Retrieved from
infed.org/mobi/johann-heinrich-pestalozzi-pedagogy-education-and- social-justice/
Takaya, K. (2003). The Method of Anschauung: From Johann H. Pestalozzi to Herbert Spencer. The
Journal of Educational Thought (JET) / Revue De La Pensée Éducative, 37(1), 77-99. Retrieved from
www.jstor.org.access.library.eou.edu/stable/23767
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