# Herbart — Democracy and Education character guide

> Herbart in Democracy and Education by John Dewey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0051-x-interest-and-discipline

## Who they are

Educational theorist focused on interest and moral development.

## In the story

### [VI: Education as Conservative and Progressive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/vi-education-as-conservative-and-progressive)

Herbart is presented as the historical representative of the theory that education is formation from without, denying innate faculties and emphasizing the role of subject matter in forming the mind through presentations.

### [Education as Formation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/i-education-as-formation)

Herbart is presented as the chief representative of the 'education as formation' theory, which denies innate faculties and views mind as wholly constituted by presentations (Vorstellungen) from external subject matter.

### [Education as Recapitulation and Retrospection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/ii-education-as-recapitulation-and-retrospection)

Mentioned as the founder of a small German school that followed the recapitulation theory in a detailed and consistent form.

### [Summary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/summary)

Herbart's theory of formation through presentations is criticized for slighting the constant interaction and change between native activities and the environment.

### [III: Applications in Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iii-applications-in-education)

Mentioned in the context of externally imposed aims and the teacher's lack of freedom, critiquing Herbartian methods.

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