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Excerpt from Pestalozzi and Elementary Education In placing the name of Pestalozzi after those of Rousseau and Spencer, in the list of great educators, we render rightful tribute to a man of heart, a man of action, praiseworthy in both, who is not well enough known in France, where he is by turns cried down, neglected, or unduly exalted, but who, impartially judged, merits one of the chief places in the golden book of the history of education. Was it not of him that the English Andrew Bell - who, however, did not appreciate his methods of instruction - said: "He is a man of experience, enthusiasm, and genius"? Was it not him that the German Diesterweg hailed as the "Father of the public school"? Pestalozzi has been the direct descendant of Rousseau. J. P. Richter, in his Levana, wrote in 1806: "And still Pestalozzi continues among the people the work of Rousseau." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.