INSPIRACJA JANEM AMOSEM KOMEŃSKIM
INSPIRATION BY JOHN AMOS COMENIUS

Summary/Abstract: The Comenius‘s extensive pedagogical work has become an inspiration for a number of pedagogical directions, for a number of significant personalities of education and upbringing sciences throughout the historical development. The contribution analyses the influence of Comenius’s thoughts, in particular concerning reform pedagogy at the beginning of the 20est century, in particular on the works of John Dewey, Marie Montessori, Helen Parkhurst and Rudolf Steiner. Also, Wilhelm von Humboldt, German thinker and significant pedagogue of high education relied on the philosophical concept of teaching. As for the Czech history of pedagogical thought, the text refers in particular to Karel Slavoj Amerling who even considered himself a successor of the Comenius’ work. Of course, several other significant pedagogues have addressed the work of John Amos Comenius. The contribution refers to the thoughts of Otakar Kádner and Stanislav Velínský who both state that some Comenius’ thoughts did not find application in the school system until the course of school reforms in the European countries in the 20est century.

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