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What was the purpose of the mother school in John Amos Comeniusās educational plan?
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John Amos Comenius
John Amos Comenius, oil on canvas by JĆ¼rgen Ovens, 1650ā70; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
In the educational system devised by John Amos Comenius, the mother schoolāwhich encompasses the period of infancy up to six years of ageāserves as the foundational stage of development. Within this family grouping, the primary purpose is to enable the child to develop their basic physical faculties.1