Two hundred years ago, Wilhelm von Humboldt created the education system as we know it today. At the heart of his philosophy of education was the concept of Bildung — reaching one's inner potential. How was this critical piece left out when Humboldt's system was adopted around the world? *This is part one of a two-part series.
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