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What was the Humboldtian education ideal?

  • Drilling traditional ideas

  • Realizing individual possibility

  • Teaching only the sciences

  • Offering no formal education

Answer

Realizing individual possibility was at the core of the Humboldtian education ideal. This philosophy championed the idea that education should not be limited to the transmission of knowledge but should instead focus on nurturing individual potential and fostering personal growth.
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