There are figures in world history who are not involved in victories in battles or in the accumulation of fabulous capital. There are few such people, but they serve as a model of humanity and fortitude. Janusz Korczak is a doctor, teacher and writer. Every decent person should know his name and life path.
The Thorny Path of Knowledge
Janos Korczak was born in Warsaw. As some advanced historians note, in a Jewish family that assimilated with the Polish population. The child was born on July 22, 1878. The metric book contains the name given to the boy by his parents at birth - Ersh Henryk Goldschmit. After many years, as a mature man, he took the pseudonym Janusz Korczak. The Polish Kingdom at that time was an integral part of the Russian Empire. Henryk received his primary education at a Russian gymnasium. The manners here were harsh, but the high school students also received high-quality knowledge.
The teenager had, as they say, in his own skin to experience all the "charms" of stick discipline. Natural human love here was perceived as a manifestation of weakness. The biography notes that the boy studied well, read a lot, translated poetry and tried to write himself. Meanwhile, his father became seriously ill, and he was placed in a paid clinic. The family budget is significantly impoverished. High school students had to look for work. Already at age 15, Henryk began to engage in tutoring. It is interesting to note that he conducted classes for his peers.
In 1898, after graduating from high school, the future doctor and writer entered the medical department of the University of Warsaw. In the same year he wrote a play entitled "Which way?" and signed with the pseudonym Janusz Korczak. As it was then accepted, the student is simultaneously interested in the features of the work of educational and medical institutions. In the spring of 1905, a doctor who received a diploma was drafted into the army and sent to the Far East - there is already a war with Japan. Long-distance trips allow Janusz to learn how ordinary people live and how adults relate to children. In most cases, what he saw does not please him.
