Jan Amos Komenský (John Amos Comenius) was a teacher, educator, philosopher, and writer. He is considered by many to be the father of modern education. He was born in Moravia in 1592 and died in 1670.He believed in universal education, to include women and poor children. Comenius was the innovator who first introduced pictorial textbooks. He wrote texts in Czech instead of in Latin and supported learning via logical thinking instead of only via route memorization.
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In 1919, Czechoslovakia founded Comenius University in Bratislava. In 2001, Comenius University opened in Prague.
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| UNESCO Comenius Medal |
The Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic and UNESCO established the Jan Amos Comenius Medal in 1992 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the great education.
The Medal, one of UNESCO’s most prestigious awards, is intended to acknowledge the work of those educators who have made a significant contribution to the development or renewal of education. More precisely, it is designed to reward outstanding achievements in the fields of educational research and innovation
- See more at: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/areas-of-action/international-conference-on-education-ice/comenius-medal.html#sthash.twlLy2ca.dpufThe Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic and UNESCO established the Jan Amos Comenius Medal in 1992 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the great education.
The Medal, one of UNESCO’s most prestigious awards, is intended to acknowledge the work of those educators who have made a significant contribution to the development or renewal of education. More precisely, it is designed to reward outstanding achievements in the fields of educational research and innovation
- See more at: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/areas-of-action/international-conference-on-education-ice/comenius-medal.html#sthash.twlLy2ca.dpuf