. The American public school; a genetic study of principles, practices, and present problems . Johann Heinrich Pesta-lozzi was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1746. Hisfather died when hewas young, and he wasreared by his devoted,pious mother, and byhis maternal grand-father, who was a ruralpastor. Due to theseinfluences, and to whathe saw in his grand-fathers parish of the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi peasants and their deg-radation, he conceived a desire to consecrate his life tothe uplifting of the common people. This purpose wasincreased almost to fanaticism by his studies at theUniversity o
. The American public school; a genetic study of principles, practices, and present problems . Johann Heinrich Pesta-lozzi was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1746. Hisfather died when hewas young, and he wasreared by his devoted,pious mother, and byhis maternal grand-father, who was a ruralpastor. Due to theseinfluences, and to whathe saw in his grand-fathers parish of the Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi peasants and their deg-radation, he conceived a desire to consecrate his life tothe uplifting of the common people. This purpose wasincreased almost to fanaticism by his studies at theUniversity of Zurich, where his mother, through self-sacrificing efforts, helped to maintain him. At thattime the little University of Zurich contained in itsfaculty some of the most stimulating minds in allEurope, among the rest one Bodemer, a teacher ofhistory and politics, devoting especial attention tothe history and institutions of Switzerland, and in-spiring enthusiasm for justice, liberty, and the simplelife. At about the same time Pestalozzi was deeplyinfluenced by the writings of 66 THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL The seriousness of his purpose to reform society isindicated by the letter he wrote to Anna Schulthessjust before he married her. My dear friend, â I shall now reveal myself franklyto you, let you look as deeply into my soul as I am able topenetrate myself. I am improvident and incautious, andlack presence of mind in unexpected changes of may not conceal these defects from the maiden I love,though I may in some measure overcome them. I amextreme in praise and blame, and in my likes and am negligent in matters of etiquette, and in all othermatters of little consequence. I must also confess to you that I shall always subordi-nate the duty that I owe to my wife to the duty that I oweto my country. Though I shall be the tenderest of hus-bands I shall always consider it my duty to remain inexorableto the tears of my wife if she seeks with them to
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