The Birth of Kindergarten in the 20th Century

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In the 18 fifties, the prussian government was cracking down an liberal thought. In 18 51, they issued the kindergarten febot, a national ban on kindergartens. And frobell died the very next year. But even though the band slowed the expansion of kindergartens in germany, it didn't stop the idea from spreading elsewhere. A lot of freethinking liberals left germany and they brought frobels kindergarten with them.

In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, John, was an architect, but his most famous creation wasn’t a building. It was a toy set that kids have been playing with for over 100 years.

Inheriting Froebel's Gifts