OBRAZOVANJE ZA SVE: PUT KOJIM TREBA IĆI
EDUCATION FOR ALL: THE WAY TO GO

Summary/Abstract: J. H. Pestalozzi witnessed with his life the importance of love for a child and respect for his integrity as well as the seriousness of the educational approach. In his effort to respect the individuality of the child and organize certain activities in accordance with his capabilities, respect for the other and his uniqueness in diversity is reflected, which paves the way for modern special education and the creation of individual educational plans (Forkner, 2013). Being himself wounded and misunderstood during his education, he developed ways to approach a sensitive and insecure child, how to address him and how to encourage him to act. Pestalozzi took into account the child's own unique interests, he 'centred himself on the child', not just on content or form. Influenced by the ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau, he believed that the upbringing of children should be in harmony with nature and that all children should have the same right to education and be able to realize their innate abilities, regardless of social status or origin. Therefore, he dedicated his life and wealth to the needy, abandoned and neglected children, and war orphans in order to provide them with a safe haven and the possibility of recovery as well as education. Thanks to him, there are numerous institutions in the world today that apply his way of approaching children, known as Pestalozzi's method. The presence of the Pestalozzi world organization is especially encouraging in poor countries where they try to enable children to go to school in order to get a quality education precisely with the application of the mentioned method.

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