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Who is Copernicus in the history of education?
Comenius "Copernicus in the history of education refers to Comenius. Jan Amos Komensky, born in 1592 and died in 1670, is a Moravian with Czech as his mother tongue, a great Czech democratic educator, the founder of modern western educational theory, known as the father of pedagogy, and born in a miller's family. Comenius' educational thought is deeply influenced by humanism, and he is full of confidence in human wisdom and creativity. He advocates the harmonious development of human beings through education, and hopes to improve society and realize the equality of sects and nationalities through education. The theory of universal wisdom is the core of Comenius' educational thought. The so-called universal wisdom is to enable all people to acquire extensive and comprehensive knowledge through education and fully develop wisdom. Another important contribution of Comenius is that in the history of education, he elaborated the class teaching system and related school year system, school day system, examination and assessment system for the first time. He demonstrated the necessity and feasibility of the class teaching system, on the basis that the brightness and warmth of the sun give everything without dealing with any single thing, animal or tree alone.