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‘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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