My article about making big Froebel blocks for the Clear Spring School campus is going to appear in the next issue of Make Magazine. In addition to plans for making the blocks, discussion of their history and use, and great photos of CSS kids at play, the article presents links for extra reading, including this one from 99%invisible.org about the effects of Froebel's kindergarten on the arts. The link is here: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/froebels-gifts/
The article in 99%invisible is a good introduction to what Kindergarten once was.And as I point out in my own article, history is important for two reasons. One is to avoid tragic circumstances from the past. The other is the possibility of restoring those very good things that most have forgotten. Froebel's kindergarten is from the latter category.
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