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Early Modern · written c. 1633; published 1657
The Great Didactic
Jan Amos Comenius · 1592–1670
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What it is
A complete art of teaching all things to all people, proposing universal schooling for girls and boys, in the vernacular, in graded stages, without beating.
Why it lasted
The founding work of modern pedagogy, from a churchman who believed education was how the world would be repaired.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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