Editing Progressive education (section)

=== Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi ===
[[Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi]] (1746–1827) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[pedagogue]] and educational reformer who exemplified [[Romanticism]] in his approach. He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking regions of Switzerland and wrote many works explaining his revolutionary modern principles of education. His motto was "Learning by head, hand and heart". His research and theories closely resemble those outlined by Rousseau in Emile. He is further considered by many to be the "father of modern educational science"<ref name="Hayes" /> His psychological theories pertain to education as they focus on the development of object teaching, that is, he felt that individuals best learned through experiences and through a direct manipulation and experience of objects. He further speculated that children learn through their own internal motivation rather than through compulsion. (See Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic motivation). A teacher's task will be to help guide their students as individuals through their learning and allow it to unfold naturally.<ref>{{cite book
|title = A History of Education in American Culture
|first1 = R. Freeman
|last1 = Butts
|first2 = Lawrence
|last2 = Cremin
|year = 1958
}}</ref>