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The work contends that Froebel based his pedagogical system on close psychological observation and anticipatory ideas about child development. It analyzes his accounts of mind, will, early consciousness, instincts, and how action shapes perception and feeling. The relationship between play and work receives detailed treatment, including discussion of his designed play-materials and their intended purposes. Chapters address criticisms and clarify misunderstandings, while appendices examine the notion of activity and compare Froebel’s list of plays with subsequent classifications. Close readings of primary texts are used throughout and parallels to contemporary psychological thinkers are drawn to place the educational proposals in a scientific context.

INDEX

  • A
  • Acquisition, Instinct of, 96, 109
  • Activity, Spontaneous, 132
  • Differentiation, 90
  • Earliest Activity, 1, 9, 34, 126
  • Consciousness and Self-Consciousness, Development of, 48, 81, 84, 85
  • Nature of First Voluntary Employments, 135
  • Expression, see that title
  • Foundation of Education, 6, 84, 142, 210
  • Fundamental Tendency, 47, 85, 88, 90
  • Meaning of, in Froebel’s Writings, 213 et seq.
  • Self-determination included in connotation, 217
  • Universal Impulse, 90, 126
  • Adams, Prof., quoted, 190, 210
  • Amusement, Distinction from Play, 134
  • Analysis of Mind
  • Observation and Introspection, 12
  • Order of Investigation of Laws of Mental Process, 3, 4
  • Sense and Understanding, Inseparability, 17, 20
  • Tri-une Character, 13
  • Animal Instincts, 72
  • Anticipations of Modern Psychology, 2 et seq.—Summary, 10
  • Anthropological Aspect of Psychological Inquiry, 4, 8, 206
  • Approbation, Love of, 114, 115
  • Arrangement and Comparison, 101, 166
  • Artistic Tendencies of Children, 105
  • Associationists, Fallacy of, 38
  • “Atomistic View,” 38, 39
  • Attacks on Froebel, 2, 190-1
  • B
  • Baer referred to, 206
  • Baldwin, Prof., quoted, 50, 52
  • Ball-Play—Ideas to be gained, etc., 40, 150, 151, 155, 156, 159
  • Batch, Froebel’s connection with, 199
  • Biological Studies, Influence on Froebel’s Views, connection with stress laid on Development, etc., 13, 40, 67, 138, 192, 199, 210
  • Blow, Miss Susan—Froebel’s Symbolism, 179, 189
  • Bradley, Mr., quoted, 213
  • C
  • Cause, Early Notice of, 160
  • Change—Use in fixing Impressions, 43, 152
  • Collecting or Acquiring Instinct, 96, 109
  • Colour, Sense of, 165, 166
  • Community, Feeling of, refer to Social Instinct
  • Comte referred to, 206
  • Conation, refer to Will
  • Connection or Unification, Law of, 204
  • Conscience, references to, 116, 117
  • Consciousness
  • Development by Action, 48
  • —Movement stopped by Something, 49, 52
  • Earliest Consciousness
  • Absolute Beginnings—Beyond the pale of Science, 41
  • Indefiniteness, 39, 49, 91—Undifferentiated, unorganized Unity, 91, 201
  • Process of Differentiation, 40, 42, 47
  • Reasoning and Constructive Imagination, 36, 38
  • Unity of, 26
  • See also title Self-Consciousness
  • Construction, Instinct of, 90
  • “Sense of Power,” i.e., Self-Consciousness resulting, 109, 133
  • Subserving Instinct of Investigation, 92, 94
  • Continuous Development, see Development
  • Cooke, Mr. Ebenezer, quoted, 102, 199, 202
  • Counting, Development of Capacity for, 101, 102
  • Criticisms of Froebel, 2, 190
  • “Culture Epochs” Theory, 129
  • D
  • Darwin, references to, 67, 201
  • Development—Froebel’s Theory of Continuous Development, 10, 128, 140, 178, 179, 206, 207, 209
  • Biological Studies, Connection with, 13
  • Development from within, 136, 192, 195, 196
  • “Harmonious Development,” 14-16
  • Individual development of, following that of the Race, 206
  • Law of—Unlimited to Limited, Whole to Part, Indefinite to Definite, 40, 130, 150, 151, 155, 201, 202
  • Possibilities and Conditions in place of Faculties, 18-20
  • Reconciliation of Opposites, Result of, 204
  • Self-directed Process, 212 note
  • Three Stages, 71
  • Development of Species, Modernness of Froebel’s View, 205
  • Dewey, Prof.
  • Experimental Work at Chicago, 129
  • Summary of Froebel’s Educational Principles, 6
  • Discipline
  • Adjusting Claims of Freedom and Authority, 197
  • Direction of Impulse, not  Opposition, 212 note
  • Non-Interference Theory, 190, 191, 192 note, 193-5
  • Doll-Play, 167
  • Drawing
  • Counting Capacity, Means of developing, 101
  • Origin of Earliest Drawing, 103
  • Process of discovering “Linear Phenomena,” 103, 166
  • Duties as a means of realizing Kinship, 61, 114, 118
  • E
  • Ebers—Account of Life at Keilhau, 123, 147, 168
  • Eby, Mr., quoted, 7, 79
  • Emotion, see Feeling
  • Employment, Instinct of, refer to Activity
  • Environment, Alleged Neglect by Froebel, 190, 196
  • —Reply to Critics, 197, 199, 200-4, 208, 210
  • Evolution—Froebel’s Post-Darwinianism, 198, 205
  • Experimenting—Mode of Investigation, 102
  • Exploring Tendency, 94-5
  • Expression
  • Art as, 105
  • Feeling, Importance in Development of, 57-62
  • Need for, 50, 99, 133
  • Play, Definition of, 124, 125
  • Understanding, Means of, 92
  • F
  • Faculty Psychology, Criticism of, 13, 17 et seq.
  • Fairy Tales, 108, 182
  • Family Bonds, 61, 113
  • Fear, Froebel’s attitude towards, 78 and note
  • Feeling, Development of, etc., 130
  • Action, Importance of, 57-62
  • Family Bonds and Service for the Family, 61, 113
  • Fundamental Importance, 63
  • Starting Point of Education, 117
  • Want of Good Feeling in Children, Cause, 63-4, 112
  • Fichte, Reference to, 204
  • Fletcher, Dr., quoted, 212 note
  • Following and Tolerating—Character of True Education, 160, 195
  • G
  • Games, refer to Play
  • Genetic Psychology preceded by Analytic, 3
  • “Gifts” and “Gift Plays”
  • Description of the Series, 159-166
  • Excessive Importance attached to, 170
  • Hailmann’s, Mr., distinction between “Gifts” and “Occupations,” 164, 165
  • Psychological Aim or Meaning, 40, 149, 150, 164, 169, 178
  • Selection following Natural Instinct, 169, 170
  • Tri-Unity of Child-Nature, Relation of Gift Plays to, 14
  • Weakness of the Series, 166
  • Two Mistakes, and the Psychological Errors underlying them, 170-6
  • Groos, Karl, quoted, 90, 125, 126, 130, 132, 136, 137, 145, 147, 219
  • Grüner, reference to, 200
  • H
  • Habit
  • Instinct, Proof of existence of, 76
  • Outcome of Impulse of Activity, 88
  • Hailmann, Mr., quoted, 164, 193
  • Hall, Stanley, quoted, 206
  • “Harmonious Development,” 14-16
  • Hegel, Froebel’s knowledge of, 205
  • Helba Plan, 26, 84, 212 note
  • Herbartians—“Culture Epochs” Theory, 129
  • Horne, Prof., quoted, 17
  • I
  • Imitation
  • McDougall’s, Mr., Three Classes of Imitative Actions, 89
  • Outcome of Activity and Means of Expression, 47, 88, 126
  • Results gained, 50, 51, 91
  • Instincts
  • Classifications
  • Eby, 79, 80
  • Froebel, 83 et seq.
  • Kirkpatrick, 79, 80, 81
  • McDougall, 79, 81
  • Direction and Training needed, 71, 121
  • Divergent Views a matter of Definition, 67-8
  • Froebel’s belief in Instinct, 67, 69, 70, 74, 125
  • Froebel’s Terminology, 68, 69
  • Habit and Instinct, Interaction between, 76
  • Indefinite in Man—Proof of Superiority and Capacity for Progressive Development, 66, 72, 75
  • Specific and General Tendencies, Distinction between, 68
  • Specifically Human Instincts only dealt with by Froebel, 82
  • Transitory Nature, 75, 77, 78
  • Two Main Lines of Instinctive Action, 83
  • Interdependence of Life, 62
  • Intuition of Things—Dr. Ward’s Points, 154-5
  • Investigation, Instinct of, 88, 90-2, 94-7, 102, 107
  • J
  • James, Prof., quoted, 39, 57, 59, 65, 68, 69, 73-5
  • Jarvis, Miss—Translation of passage re Self-Consciousness, 54
  • Joy in Activity, 136-7, 139, 143, 145
  • K
  • Keilhau, Life at, 111, 123, 143, 147, 168, 212 note, 223, 224
  • Kindergarten
  • Associated Games, Social Training, etc., 114, 146, 147
  • Defined, 90, 114, 142
  • Disregard of Froebel’s instructions by his disciples, 147, 170
  • End and Aim of, 90, 142, 208, 210
  • Gifts and Occupations, refer to title Gifts
  • No gulf between Kindergarten and “The Education of Man,” 210, 212 note
  • King, Mr. Irving, quoted, 8, 26, 48, 49, 50-2, 54
  • Kirkpatrick, Mr., quoted, 79-80, 114, 115, 117, 134
  • L
  • Lamarck, reference to, 201
  • Language
  • Development of capacity for Speech, 97-101
  • Earliest Training, Use in—Names the beginning of Organization, 21, 29, 45, 46, 98, 100
  • Feeling, Development of, 58
  • Location, Sense of, 152, 153
  • Source of questioning Activity, 97
  • Lodge, Sir Oliver, quoted, 32
  • M
  • McDougall, Mr., quoted, 68, 76, 86, 89, 117
  • MacVannel, Dr. J. A., quoted, 10
  • Marenholz, Madame von, 205
  • Material of Instruction and Manner of Teaching—Conditioned by stage of Development, 129
  • Maternal Instinct, 119, 120
  • Mathematical Perceptions—Over-estimate of Children’s Capacity, 170-4
  • Memory—Froebel’s Description, 19
  • Mental Activity, 3, 4, 13, 23-7
  • Earlier and later Forms, 30
  • Possibilities—Difference between Child and Animal, 49
  • Sense and Understanding, Close connection, 17, 20, 207
  • Mental Analysis, see Analysis of Mind
  • Metaphor, Froebel’s delight in, 187-8
  • Moral Faculty, 116, 118, 207
  • Morgan, Prof. Lloyd, quoted, 33, 67, 72
  • Mother Wit—Need for Thought and Training, 120, 211
  • Movement, see Activity
  • Münsterberg, Prof., quoted, 218
  • Music—Importance of early Training, 106
  • Mysticism, see Symbolism
  • N
  • Naming, refer to Language
  • Natural Instincts, see Instincts
  • Non-Interference, Froebel’s Theory of, 190-5
  • Number, Discovery of, 101, 102
  • O
  • Observation of Children, 4-6, 8, 9, 29, 74, 87, 92, 94, 96, 103, 104, 109, 111, 133, 162, 165
  • Order, Sense of, and the Instinct of Rhythm, 115, 116
  • Organization and Language, 21, 29, 45-6, 100
  • Outer Factor in Perception, over-emphasized by Froebel, 171, 173, 174
  • O’Shea, Prof., quoted, 97, 191, 200, 207, 216
  • P
  • Parental Instinct, 119, 120
  • Personality, Consciousness of, see Self-Consciousness
  • Philosophy, Froebel’s, 10
  • Physical and Psychical, Close connection between, 17, 20, 207
  • Play
  • Amusement, Distinction from, 134
  • Biological View, 138
  • Classifications (Froebel and Groos), 145, 219
  • Earliest Childhood, Play in, 124, 125, 128, 130, 147
  • Educative Value, Originality of Froebel’s View, 122
  • Groos’ Criteria, 130
  • Guidance needed, 143, 145 and note
  • Imitative Play, 88
  • Joy in Games, 133, 136, 139
  • Recreative Play, 122
  • Self-Consciousness, Development of, in Boyhood, 56
  • Social Virtues, Development by Games, 111, 144, 146
  • Surplus Energy Theory, 123, 144
  • Theories of Play—Recapitulation and Preparation, 138, 140, 141, 142
  • Work and Play
  • Distinction between—Froebel’s definition, 124, 128
  • Earliest Activity—No Differentiation, 130, 131
  • Early Boyhood, Differentiation in, 131, 132
  • Playgrounds, Importance of, 143
  • Play-Material
  • Definite prescription impossible, 167
  • First Playthings, 153
  • Importance in relation to Development, 148, 149
  • Mistake of giving expensive and complex toys, 164
  • Number and variety of games noted, 147
  • Object of Froebel’s play-material, 93
  • See also title Gifts
  • Poems and Songs, Use in Development of Feeling, 58, 130
  • Preyer quoted, 52
  • Psychological Basis for Educational Theories, 2
  • Pugnacity, Instinct of, 86
  • Purpose of Education, 200
  • Refer also to Self-Consciousness
  • Q
  • Quantity, Relations of, 101
  • Questioning Activity, 97
  • R
  • Reflection, Development of, 75
  • Religious Instincts
  • Foundation in Social Instincts, 115, 117
  • Morality and Religion, 118
  • Work and Religion, 127
  • Religious Convictions of Froebel, 205-6
  • Repetition, Impressions fixed by, 43, 152
  • Representation (Darstellung), see Expression
  • Rhythm—Importance of early development of Instinct, 106, 160, 187
  • Order, Sense of, Connection with, 115, 116
  • Ribot quoted, 90, 126
  • Romanes quoted, 68
  • Royce, Prof., quoted, 31
  • S
  • Seele, Ida, 209
  • Self-Abasement and Self-Assertion, Instincts of, 86
  • Self-Consciousness, Development of, 52, 53, 56, 84, 109, 116, 117, 153
  • Early Developments, 54, 55
  • Indefiniteness of Instinct rendering development possible, 82
  • Purpose of Education and “End of Man,” 30-5, 53, 178
  • Tales, Craving for, due to nascent idea of Self, 57, 107
  • Self-Determination, refer to Will
  • Self-Employment, refer to Activity
  • Self-Instruction, Instinct of, refer to Investigation
  • Sense and Movement, Connection of, 48
  • Sense and Understanding, Close connection of, 17, 20, 207
  • Separation attempted in use of “Gifts”—Psychological error, 175-6
  • Service as Expression of Feeling, 59, 60
  • Social Instinct
  • Development from the “Feeling of Community,” 91, 110-12
  • Early Training essential, 63-4, 112
  • Games, Education in, 111-12, 144, 146
  • Religious Instincts, Foundation of, 115, 117
  • Speech, refer to Language
  • Spencer, Herbert, quoted, 206
  • Sphere and Cube (Gift II)—Material for Comparison, 41, 159, 161
  • Spontaneous Activity, see Activity
  • Stories, Interest in, 57, 107
  • Stout, Prof., quoted, 3, 4, 12, 22, 23, 24, 26, 36, 37, 38, 48, 73, 135, 213, 215, 216
  • Summary of Froebel’s Educational Principles, 6
  • “Surplus Energy” Theory, 123, 144
  • Symbolism—Froebel’s alleged excessive and far-fetched Symbolism, 169, 179-82
  • Exaggeration by disciples and translators, 183-6, 188
  • Instances—Practical application usually harmless, 186-7
  • T
  • Tales, Craving for, 57, 107
  • Thorndyke, Prof., quoted, 180
  • Time-Relations, 155
  • Toys, refer to titles Gifts and Play-Material
  • Tri-une Nature of Man, 10, 32, 34, 89, 116, 126
  • U
  • Unfoldment, Doctrine of, see Development
  • Unification or Connection, Law of, 204-5
  • Unity and Complexity, 155, 157, 158
  • Froebel’s yearning for Unity, 199, 217
  • W
  • Wallas, Mr. Graham—Criticisms of Froebel, 190, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 208
  • Ward, Dr., quoted, 17, 20, 36, 37, 38, 149, 151, 152, 154, 155, 157, 158
  • Welton, Prof., quoted, 212 note
  • Will
  • Definitions (Froebel and Stout), 22
  • Development
  • Action and Feeling, Development through, 35
  • Bound up with Intellectual Development, 26, 27
  • Parallel Accounts (Froebel and Stout), 27, 28
  • Self-Consciousness involving true volition, 30
  • Winch, Mr.—Criticism of Froebel, 192 note, 207
  • Women’s Work in Education—Intelligent knowledge needed in addition to natural Instinct, 120, 211
  • Work
  • Condition of best work, 127, 128
  • Play, Relation to, see title Play
  • Religion and Work, 118, 119
  • Wundt, Prof., quoted, 68