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'''Berthold Otto''' (6 August 1859 – 29 June 1933) was a German educator and pedagogue who specialized in children's education. He founded a school in Berlin- |
'''Berthold Otto''' (6 August 1859 – 29 June 1933) was a German educator and pedagogue who specialized in children's education. He founded a home school in [[Lichterfelde (Berlin)|Berlin-Lichterfelde]] in 1906 originally called the ''Hauslehrerschule'' which is now named after him. He believed in the individuality of children and the idea that every child was a genius until the age of six. He also founded a periodical called ''Der Hauslehrer''. |
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== Life and work == |
== Life and work == |
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Otto was born to Richard and Franziska née Wegener in Bienowitz and grew up in [[Rendsburg]] and [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]. He went to the [[Kiel University|University of Kie]]<nowiki/>l in 1880 and studied philosophy, pedagogy and economics completing his studies at Berlin in 1883. He sought to study liberalism under [[Friedrich Paulsen]] for a doctorate but Paulsen did not accept the topic so he left studies in 1883. He worked as a private tutor and worked as an editor for the ''Hamburger Correspondenten'' and in 1890 became an editor at the Brockhaus-Verlag in Leipzig. He married Friederike Mann (1864–1921) in 1887 and he refused to put his children into the state school leading to conflict with the authorities. He started a private school and moved to Berlin- |
Otto was born to Richard and Franziska née Wegener in [[Bienau|Bienowitz]] (Silesia) and grew up in [[Rendsburg]] and [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]. He went to the [[Kiel University|University of Kie]]<nowiki/>l in 1880 and studied philosophy, pedagogy, politics, and economics completing his studies at Berlin in 1883. He sought to study liberalism under [[Friedrich Paulsen]] for a doctorate but Paulsen did not accept the topic so he left studies in 1883. He worked as a private tutor and worked as an editor for the ''Hamburger Correspondenten'' and in 1890 became an editor at the Brockhaus-Verlag in Leipzig. He married Friederike Mann (1864–1921) in 1887 and he refused to put his children into the state school leading to conflict with the authorities. He started a private school and moved to Berlin-Lichterfelde in 1902 on the invitation of the Prussian Ministry of Culture. At his private school he believed in the use of natural teaching methods based on conversation, care and play and avoided authoritarian approaches. He believed in intellectual intercourse and the right of the child to ask questions. He promoted the idea of holistic living relationships with people. He considered education as a means to observe the world and one's own thinking.<ref>{{cite web |year=2024 |title=Biographie. Otto, Berthold |url=https://kulturstiftung.org/biographien/otto-berthold-2 |publisher=Kulturstiftung der deutschen Vertriebenen |lang=de}}</ref> He however supported concepts of nationalism and wanted children to uphold communal traditions.<ref>{{cite book|author=Weiß, Edgar|chapter=Otto, Berthold|title= Neue Deutsche Biographie |volume=19 |year=1999|pages= 703–704| url= https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd11873878X.html#ndbcontent}}</ref> He received a Kerschensteiner Medal in 1929 for his work on education. His approach influenced [[Cor Bruijn]] (1883–1978) in the Netherlands and the members of the commission under [[Konstantin Ventsel]] (1903) who were involved in Russian education for children.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Braster |first=Sjaak |date=2014-09-03 |title=From Holland to Hamburg: the experimental and community schools of Hamburg seen through the eyes of Dutch observers (1919–1933) |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00309230.2014.927513 |journal=Paedagogica Historica |language=en |volume=50 |issue=5 |pages=615–630 |doi=10.1080/00309230.2014.927513 |issn=0030-9230}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mchitarjan |first=Irina |date=2015 |title=The reception of German progressive education in Russia: on regularities of international educational transfer |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43927338 |journal=Comparative Education |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=419–445 |jstor=43927338 |issn=0305-0068}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 7 December 2024
Berthold Otto (6 August 1859 – 29 June 1933) was a German educator and pedagogue who specialized in children's education. He founded a home school in Berlin-Lichterfelde in 1906 originally called the Hauslehrerschule which is now named after him. He believed in the individuality of children and the idea that every child was a genius until the age of six. He also founded a periodical called Der Hauslehrer.
Life and work
[edit]Otto was born to Richard and Franziska née Wegener in Bienowitz (Silesia) and grew up in Rendsburg and Schleswig. He went to the University of Kiel in 1880 and studied philosophy, pedagogy, politics, and economics completing his studies at Berlin in 1883. He sought to study liberalism under Friedrich Paulsen for a doctorate but Paulsen did not accept the topic so he left studies in 1883. He worked as a private tutor and worked as an editor for the Hamburger Correspondenten and in 1890 became an editor at the Brockhaus-Verlag in Leipzig. He married Friederike Mann (1864–1921) in 1887 and he refused to put his children into the state school leading to conflict with the authorities. He started a private school and moved to Berlin-Lichterfelde in 1902 on the invitation of the Prussian Ministry of Culture. At his private school he believed in the use of natural teaching methods based on conversation, care and play and avoided authoritarian approaches. He believed in intellectual intercourse and the right of the child to ask questions. He promoted the idea of holistic living relationships with people. He considered education as a means to observe the world and one's own thinking.[1] He however supported concepts of nationalism and wanted children to uphold communal traditions.[2] He received a Kerschensteiner Medal in 1929 for his work on education. His approach influenced Cor Bruijn (1883–1978) in the Netherlands and the members of the commission under Konstantin Ventsel (1903) who were involved in Russian education for children.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographie. Otto, Berthold" (in German). Kulturstiftung der deutschen Vertriebenen. 2024.
- ^ Weiß, Edgar (1999). "Otto, Berthold". Neue Deutsche Biographie. Vol. 19. pp. 703–704.
- ^ Braster, Sjaak (2014-09-03). "From Holland to Hamburg: the experimental and community schools of Hamburg seen through the eyes of Dutch observers (1919–1933)". Paedagogica Historica. 50 (5): 615–630. doi:10.1080/00309230.2014.927513. ISSN 0030-9230.
- ^ Mchitarjan, Irina (2015). "The reception of German progressive education in Russia: on regularities of international educational transfer". Comparative Education. 51 (3): 419–445. ISSN 0305-0068. JSTOR 43927338.
