John Tews

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John Tews (* June 19 in 1860 Heinrichsfelde , province of Brandenburg ; † 28. June 1937 in Berlin ) was a German teacher and adult educator .

Johannes Tews was active as a managing director in the Society for the Dissemination of Popular Education in Berlin and as an educational writer. From 1890 he worked for the German Teachers' Association (DLV). He advocated continuous academic teacher training and the standard school from kindergarten to college. Tews supported the establishment of "public libraries" in all cities, which were called "bookhouses" at the end of the 19th century. From 1891 to 1933 Tews headed the "Society for the Spread of Popular Education". For Tews a "popular educator" should

"Not a scaled-down version of the university lecturer, not a half or quarter scholar and art connoisseur, but ... a teacher of the greatest external dimensions and the richest inner perfection." (See literature: Tews, 1981)

For him, the focus was already on the participants. The popular educator was responsible for him for the successful transfer of knowledge. Tews set up the “ten commandments” for the popular educator.

In 1930 Tews received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Greifswald (on the initiative of Konrat Ziegler ) .

After his death, his ashes were buried in the urn cemetery at the resting place in Berlin-Wedding . In the Berlin district of Nikolassee , a street and a primary school are named after him. Many other schools also bear his name.

literature

  • Fritz Stach: Johannes Tews . Berlin Association d. Teacher Educator, 1950.
  • Johannes Tews: The German standard school . 1916.
  • Johannes Tews: Big city education: The big city as a youth education center . 1920.
  • Johannes Tews: Spiritual care in the national community. Contributions to the promotion of free popular education . Society for popular education, Berlin 1932. Facsimile in: Johannes Tews: Spiritual care in the Volksgemeinschaft. Contributions to the promotion of free popular education. With an essay by Horst Dräger. Merit and failure of the popular teacher Johannes News 1860–1937 . Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 1981.
  • Johannes Tews: Berlin teachers . Volume 20 of the Big City Documents. Seemann-Verlag, Berlin 1906.

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personal data
SURNAME Tews, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and adult educator
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Heinrichsfelde , Brandenburg
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1937
Place of death Berlin