Kindergarten
['kɪndə,gɑːt(ə)n] or ['kɪndɚɡɑrtn]
Definition
(noun.) a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school.
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Definition
(n.) A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.
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Definition
n. an infant school on Froebel's principle (1826) in which object-lessons and games figure largely.—n. Kindergart′ner a teacher in a kindergarten.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
From Ger. kinder, children, and Lat. garritus, a babbling. A place for babbling children.
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Examples
- Both results may be seen in some types of kindergarten games where the idea of play is so highly symbolic that only the adult is conscious of it. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Every one familiar with the kindergarten is acquainted with the circle in which the children gather. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The fear of raw material is shown in laboratory, manual training shop, Froebelian kindergarten, and Montessori house of childhood. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Kindergarten employments are calculated to give information regarding cubes, spheres, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Not merely manual training specifically so called but many traditional kindergarten exercises have erred here. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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