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With the ''Great Didactic'', completed in 1631, Comenius presented his theory of education, which promoted a democratic form of education centered in the liberal arts, but including the instilling of piety and morals.  He purported to use the scientific method in his conception of education.  The ''Encyclopedia Americana'' believed he succeeded in co-ordinating a sound theory of educational ideals in spite of a lack of scientific rigor, but the ''New International Encyclopedia'' believed he faithfully followed in the footsteps of [[Francis Bacon]]'s application of a new scientific method to the subject of educational theory.  Comenius was also one of the first to advocate the teaching of science in school.

With the ''Great Didactic'', completed in 1631, Comenius presented his theory of education, which promoted a democratic form of education centered in the liberal arts, but including the instilling of piety and morals.  He purported to use the scientific method in his conception of education.  The ''Encyclopedia Americana'' believed he succeeded in co-ordinating a sound theory of educational ideals in spite of a lack of scientific rigor, but the ''New International Encyclopedia'' believed he faithfully followed in the footsteps of [[Francis Bacon]]'s application of a new scientific method to the subject of educational theory.  Comenius was also one of the first to advocate the teaching of science in school.

In his lifetime, Comenius enjoyed an exalted reputation in educational theory, but was denied the opportunity executing it on a large scale by important audiences interested in seeing it applied in their spheres of influence.  He was invited by British Parliament to use his theories to reform the schooling of Great Britain, but the use of his methods lost out through Parliament using [[John Locke]]'s prescribed methods instead.

In his lifetime, Comenius enjoyed an exalted reputation in educational theory, but was denied the opportunity of executing it on a large scale by important audiences interested in seeing it applied in their spheres of influence.  He was invited by British Parliament to use his theories to reform the schooling of Great Britain, but the use of his methods lost out through Parliament using [[John Locke]]'s prescribed methods instead.

He was then invited to reform Sweden's schools, but when the Poles invaded the city where he lived, he lost nearly all his manuscripts during a fire.  After Comenius moved back to Lissa beginning in 1654, he again lost many manuscripts during a war in Poland.

He was then invited to reform Sweden's schools, but when the Poles invaded the city where he lived, he lost nearly all his manuscripts during a fire.  After Comenius moved back to Lissa beginning in 1654, he again lost many manuscripts during a war in Poland.