Editing Johannes Sturm (section)

== Legacy ==
Sturm was generally regarded as the greatest educator connected with the [[Reformed Church]]. The school he directed and his art of teaching were a [[Renaissance humanism|humanist]] model for a century all over Europe. His ideal in education was "to direct the aspiration of the scholars toward God, to develop their intelligence, and to render them useful citizens by teaching them the skill to communicate their thoughts and sentiments with persuasive effect."  Sturm's emphasis on eloquence and rhetoric is reflected in the readings prescribed for students: [[Cicero]], [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Eclogues]]'', selections of Latin poetry, and [[Terence]] form the Latin syllabus, and in Greek the focus is on [[Demosthenes]] and other rhetoricians. The Greek and Latin historians, philosophers and natural scientists appear on the reading lists only occasionally.

Sturm implemented a gradation of the course of study, and novel methods of instruction. His system of classes (practically the same that still prevailed in all gymnasia some centuries later), his classification of literary material for use in schools, his writing of [[textbook]]s, and his organization of school management shaped the practice of [[secondary education]], not only in the German schools, but also in secondary schools of [[England]] and [[France]]. His collection of Cicero's letters is recommended by [[Roger Ascham]] in his "The Scholemaster".

In addition to the Jean Sturm Gymnasium, Foyer Jean-Sturm, a modern student dormitory in Strasbourg, also bears his name.