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John Amos Comenius

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Noun1.John Amos Comenius - Czech educational reformer (1592-1670)


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It is named after the 16th-century Polish teacher, scientist and writer John Amos Comenius, who was one of the earliest champions of universal education.
HE WHO TEACHES OTHERS, TEACHES HIMSELF," wrote the great Moravian educator and reformer John Amos Comenius almost four centuries ago.
Whole language traces its philosophical roots to a 17th-century European educator, John Amos Comenius, who argued that learning must appeal to meaningful aspects of students' lives.
 
 
 
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