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Célestin Freinet had unpleasant school days as a kid and when he grew up and became a teacher, he was eager to reform the education system.

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Born on the 15th of October 1896 in Gars in France, a small town on the slopes of Alpes Maritime, Freinet spent his early days in the midst of labourers in the field like every other child in the village at that time.

Freinet was the fifth child of eight children. One of the hobbies he picked up as a child was shepherding the flock. Freinet also developed an early love for education which saw him complete primary continuation classes in Grasse and enrol in Nice primary teacher's training college.

In 1914 when Freinet was 19 years war broke out and he was called to serve.

He was severely injured and never fully recovered. He suffered from shortness of breath throughout his life, a condition that he said inspired his educational innovations.

Freinet’s Nature Of Educational Innovations

Freinet became an elementary school teacher in 1920 in th The Life And Works Of Célestin Freinet - Amis De Freinet GUJIV