Enlightenment, Reform, Reaction: The Schooling Revolution in Prussia
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The Land of Frankenstein
Alexander Von Humboldt, who seems to have been in favor of an intellectually empowering education system, is often falsely cited as a core architect of the Prussian education system. Enlightenment, Reform, Reaction: The Schooling Revolution in Prussia speaks to the misconception:
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Humboldt's eventual roles in the founding of the University of Berlin and the consolidation of the neohumanist Gymnasium have made his name a symbol of Prussian educational reform. Actually, his influence on mass schooling was minimal. His tenure, like Stein's, was brief, lasting only to April 1810, when he resigned to become ambassador to Vienna. Moreover, by the time he arrived in Konigsberg (the temporary capital while Berlin was occupied) in early 1809 to take up his duties, a blueprint for schooling had already been drafted. His chief function, aside from lending his prestige to schooling, was to interpret its aims to a slow-witted Frederick William III. (p. 11)