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Foundations of Our Faith 5
‘Christian Education Reformer’
We may think Christian schools like ours are new but, in fact, __________________ was a
Christian educator in the period of ________________ kings in England. Comenius came from
___________________________. He learned by observing ________________ and he felt that
children were like _________________. So our education should be _____________________,
________________________, ___________________________ and ___________________________.
Like trees, children will grow ______________________________.
In his day, schools were places of ________________ and often ________________ teachers.
“Schools should not be slaughter houses of the mind. Teach _____________________,
th
_____________________ and _____________________. This was a totally new idea in the 19
century.
Comenius suffered much but never gave up. He was ___________ when war broke out which
continued for __________ years. He was driven from his homeland, which was then called
__________________.
Further sufferings: -
1. His house was _____________________________________.
2. His young wife and two children died of ________________________________.
3. For 7 years, he was a ___________________________, hiding in caves and even
______________________.
4. He never saw his homeland again but lived in ____________________________.
5. For many years, he was a refugee and always _____________________________.
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