Unifying Heart and Mind: Discussing the Principles of Day Care Education
Unifying Heart and Mind: Discussing the Principles of Day Care Education

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the quality of day care education. I provide an overview and synthesis of issues concerning child studies. In response to this review, Fröbel’s educational philosophy pertaining to play and the character of the child addresses some of the central themes raised in the general discussion. My comments focus on the issues regarding the aim (the character of a divine child), curriculum (play that cultivates attention and will-power), and instructional methods (developing good habits) of day care education. I argue that child studies research calls for a culture that children should live in a realm of both heart and mind.

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