Excerpt from Indiana School Journal, 1885, Vol. 30: Organ of the State Teachers' Association, and Contains Decisions of the Superintendent of Public InstructionThe child, whatever its natural capacity, needs nourishment adapted to its nature - it is weak, and therefore needs to be helped to grow strong. A Kindergarten is a garden for children. Before Friedrich Frm'oej the idea of the development of the mind was entertained, but to him it was left to discover the best means for its growth. He, following in the footsteps of Pests, lozzi, discovered the means for accomplishing what had been felt was the end to be attained in education, the harmonious de velopment of the human being.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.