Golden Fleece Library

Jacob Gogebashvili - father of the Georgian national school, a short study

Publish year1987

Through his masterly compiled children's primer, Mother Language, which in a modified form serves to this day as a manual in Georgian schools, every Georgian since 1880 has learnt to read and write in their native language.The various chapters of the book examine some of his pedagogical views. The reader will learn something of the extensive and varied work of Gogebashvili in the fields of education and culture. He was the founder of Georgian national schools and the author of several textbooks. The book will be great service to those who are interested in the study of Jacob Gogebashvili's rich legacy.