Peter - Germany - Chemistry                       

Mark - USA - History                            

Hans-Peter - Switzerland - Music & Physics

Farouk - Dubai - Arabic                             

Bärbel - Germany - German                           

Michal - Czech - Art                                  

Carola - Germany - History                   

Bharat - India - Math                                  

Konky - Columbia - Biology                            

Kalinda - USA - Science                               

Anil - Nepal - Math                                

Reti - Estonia - Estonian & Art            

Roman - Ukraine - Economics                        

Mohammed - Saudi Arabia - Science

Mini documentaries of famous educators:

More mini documetaries coming soon

Aristotle

384-322 BCE

- teaching based on dialog/two-way communication

- rhetoric: the art of discourse

- defined purpose of life: Happiness

- established definitions for 'Theory' and 'Practical'

John Amos Comenius

1592-1670

- teaching must be based on the natural gradual growth from simple to more comprehensive concepts

- education according to nature

- obtaining ideas through objects rather than words

- making a compendium of knowledge a pleasure rather than task

Johann Bernhard Basedow

1724-1790

- advocated the use of realistic teaching methods and the introduction of nature study

- inspiring manual training of students, such as craftwork of all kinds

- calling for an end to physical punishment of students

- reducing of rote memorization in language learning

- using games as aids to teaching

- founded the Philanthrophinum “School of humanity” to help that school is available for all. For that, he collected money from wealthy people

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

1746-1827

- principle of education: “Learning by head, hand and heart.”

- education must be based on sense perception and students self activity

- physical exercises and outdoor activities are linked to general, moral and intellectual education which will reflect in students harmony and human autonomy

- "The eye wants to see, the ear wants to hear, the foot wants to walk and the hand wants to grasp, the heart wants to believe and to love, the mind wants to think."

“Trust only develops if the educator shows trust in the child.”

“The inner life of the educator is fateful for the moral development of the child. What lives in the souls of parents and teachers sets vibrating a corresponding chord in the child's soul.”

Friedrich August Wolf

1759-1824

- was a great example of 'how to teach'; education must be inspirational

- humanity needs to be a central point in education

- application must always be interwoven into education

- a good teacher must be a master of eloquence

Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel

1782-1852

- education happens based on the recognition of the importance of activity of the child in learning

- using games as the typical form in the child's life for learning

- learning by experiences involving all perceptions

- make the world of humanity real to the child

- supporting the achievement of true and real independence

- helping on developing of one's own power, especially by acting and doing

- learning outside in Nature as much as possible

Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Diesterweg

1790-1866

- help with the development of self respect, students need to be able to grow naturally

- learn to do by doing

- lifeless education breaks the child and makes out of them a passive person

Maria Montessori

1870-1952

- stress the development of a students own initiative and natural abilities, especially through practical play

- help the student to make own decisions

- learning by problem solving

Peter Petersen

1884-1952

- one purpose of education is life in a group, how students can help and support each other

- earning by experiencing

- move away from dull memorizing

- learning for application in life

- learning by self determinism