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The Prussian School System That Built Modern Germany
Before the steel, before the wall, there was the classroom. This episode traces the origins of the German education system, starting with Frederick the Great’s 1763 General School Regulation and the relentless drive for universal literacy under the Hohenzollerns. We explore how Johann Julius Hecker transformed Berlin’s schools into engines of state efficiency, creating a model that prioritized obedience as much as arithmetic. From the rigid discipline of the one-room schoolhouse to the rise of the Gymnasium, we examine how Prussia turned its citizens into disciplined subjects long before it…
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