First or record · 1684
Forselius's school for Estonian teachers
In 1684 Bengt Gottfried Forselius, a pastor's son from Harju-Madise, opened a seminary at Piiskopi manor in Tartu to train sextons and schoolteachers for Estonian peasants. Young men came from every parish. He taught reading by sounds instead of letter names, a new method that made learning quick. In four years about 160 Estonian boys studied here, and some 50 became teachers. In 1686 Forselius took two of his best pupils, Pakri Hansu Jüri and Ignatsi Jaak, to Sweden to show the king and his ministers what they could do. In 1688 he was made inspector of country schools, but drowned in a Baltic storm on his way home.
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1684. aastal avas Harju-Madise pastori poeg Bengt Gottfried Forselius Tartus Piiskopi mõisas seminari, kus valmistati ette köstreid ja koolmeistreid eesti maarahvale. Igast kihelkonnast saadeti noormehi õppima. Ta õpetas lugemist häälikute kaupa, mitte tähenimede järgi, ja see uus meetod tegi õppimise kiireks. Nelja aasta jooksul sai siin õpetust umbes 160 eesti poissi, kellest umbes 50 said köstriteks ja koolmeistriteks. 1686. aastal viis Forselius kaks parimat õpilast, Pakri Hansu Jüri ja Ignatsi Jaagu, Rootsi, et näidata kuningale ja ministritele nende oskusi. 1688. aastal määrati ta maakoolide inspektoriks, kuid ta hukkus kojusõidul tormis Läänemerel.