{"id":8,"date":"2015-10-10T12:04:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T12:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schellhammerinstitute.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:19:05","slug":"founder-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schellhammerinstitute.com\/en\/founder-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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THE STORY OF A LIFE SPENT IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr Eduard Schellhammer,\u00a0<\/strong>
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This is not a pity story, nor is it a tale of failure or success. Instead, it’s a story about a boy much like any other, gifted with a vision that transcends the mere sequence of life\u2019s events. He realized that life encompasses more than just a sequence of accidents. He understood that each one influences our life’s journey and leaves footprints on the world around us and our inner selves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The tale commences in Luzern on November 14, 1947, at precisely 2:40 in the morning when Dr. Eduard was born and given the name Eduard Schellhammer. Later, his friends simply called him Edi.<\/p>

He always demonstrated a sense of bravery. Throughout his life he enjoyed traveling, meeting new people, spending time with friends, and in was endlessly searching for knowledge.<\/p>

He has especially fond memories during Primary school of his time spent fishing and contemplating life on the banks of the river Reuss. On one occasion, so immersed was he in my contemplations that I was pulled into the river by an especially large catch, Luckily, to be saved by a passer-by. Fearless, even at this early age he was more interested in still trying to catch the fish that had pulled him in than swimming to shore.<\/p>

He also has fond memories of Christmas. Remembering when his mother had prepared the wonderfully enormous Christmas tree in their living room which she had carefully decorated with what seemed like a thousand dazzling fairy lights. He vividly remembers his excitement when his father gifted him the electric train set that he so desperately had pleaded for all that year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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ADOLESCENCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the summer, when he was 16 he escaped to France, where he learned French, and studied at the Alliance Francaise in Paris, a general preparative boarding school. Classes started early in the morning at 7 am-12 pm then again on the afternoons. He worked every evening cleaning the kitchen in the school refectory near the cathedral, in return they paid the students pocket money.<\/p>

To this day he still maintains contact with many of his friends that he made there and by some stroke of luck, he made friends with one of the boys in his class who turned out to be the son of an aristocratic family. They had a history of cotton farming in India and owned a huge mansion about 40 km from Paris. His friend invited him to visit regularly, to such an extent that you could say he was unofficially adopted. As \u201cSwiss Edi\u201d. Although his friend was the youngest in a family of five children, he was the only person fortunate enough to be allowed to dine beside \u201cmadame\u201d while butlers served them with trolleys of food. He admits it was at that point one of the happiest times of his life!<\/p>

However, a year later the police found him and took him back home to his mother, who forced him to stay in Luzern to complete his schooling.<\/p>

A little more obedient now I did stay and continued my studies. I worked tirelessly from 1964-1970. So, even though I had to learn Latin, Ancient Greek and philosophy. I started my mandatory military service in in Luzern starting in 1966 and\u00a0 continued to work after school, as I never got a cent from my family. I saved all my hard earned cash to travel even further and whenever I was able. Paris was a prime destination to maintain my friendships that I had forged there. 6 years later my hard work paid off and I passed the \u201cMatura\u201d with flying colours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 1966, at the age of 19, Dr. Eduard crossed the Atlantic to visit the U.S., flying to the Big Apple. He explored the streets of New York City for two weeks until he stumbled upon the Ghetto, where he was picked up by the police, shocked at his presence in such a dangerous neighbourhood for a young, white Swede. They couldn’t believe he ventured into that area.<\/p>

During his time in the U.S., Dr. Eduard visited his uncle in Detroit and stayed for two months with his large, happy family. Although they tried to convince him to enrol in a local high school and finish his education, he had other plans.<\/p>

Feeling invincible after surviving the Ghetto, he took a Greyhound coach to Canada and then down to San Antonio, crossed the border to Mexico, and travelled to Mexico City. There, he visited Madame’s eldest son, a respected professor and priest. Together, they embarked on a 600km bus journey south to Las Chapas and Oaxaca, one of the poorest regions of South America. The three-day trip by Mexican transport, reminiscent of stereotypical images from Nepal or India, was comical.<\/p>

However, this journey wasn’t the best experience; the astounding level of poverty led to the worst sickness he had ever experienced. Eventually, his friend had to take him to a hospital, more accurately described as a breeding ground for germs and viruses, with crowded corridors and minimal medical care.<\/p>

Despite the challenges, Dr. Eduard continued his travels to various places, including Marseille, Frejus, Egypt, Germany, Berlin, Tuscany, Tessin, Greece, Provence, Holland, and Scandinavia. He even met the pope and followed protocol by kissing his ring. Despite his extensive travels, he retained his love for the Swiss Alps and skiing. He applied to study at the University of Freiburg but needed to complete his military service concurrently with high school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Even though he needed to continue his military service until 1974, when he became an officer. He started his university degree in 1970 in Educational Science and Anthropology Psychology, combined with Computer Science at the University of Freiburg, and graduated in 1973. His dissertation was entitled “Educational Needs of the Elementary School Teacher”.\u00a0 He made a lasting impression on the university director who recognised his potential and was so impressed with his dedication that he encouraged him to delve into the field of ‘automation.’ so under his guidance, he was sent to Kiel to master IT programming and multiple data analytics. This laid the foundation for what is now known as electrical engineering and computer science. After this course he was the only person in Switzerland at the forefront of this upcoming field, what we now know as AI.<\/p>

After completing his degree, He was invited to study Education in the future in Zurick in 1974 so he thought this was an obvious choice to complete his Ph.D. there. Here he completed his dissertation entitled “Performance Assessment and Selection in Primary School”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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His academic pursuits led me to the discovery of The Club of Rome which was founded in 1968. They subsequently published a controversial report in 1972 entitled “The Limitations of Growth”.\u00a0<\/p>

This report contained computer simulations that suggested that economic growth could not continue indefinitely because of resource depletion. Even then this report correctly identified the dangers that threaten human existence on this planet.\u00a0<\/p>

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Because he was studying automation at that time, their ideas fascinated him and caused him to ponder the essence of humanity and our future on Earth.\u00a0<\/p>

He came to realise that society is generally governed and ruled with deception, by fakes, liars, and cheats.\u00a0<\/p>

That people let themselves be deluded by false religions and ideologies, and the education system was seriously flawed. Even three decades ago,\u00a0<\/p>

Europe and especially Switzerland was amid a dark age and faced challenges that were not being addressed. All he could do to alleviate his conscience was to teach a variety of academic programs to enlighten his students. He\u00a0came to the conclusion that all of humanity needed a reboot!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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After completing this challenging training, his dedication paid off, and he earned a prestigious position and collaborated with Dr. Urs Isenegger resulting in the publication of eight research papers on pedagogical topics. These publications covered a range of subjects, including critical decision-making situations in the teaching profession. Performance Assessment and Selection in Elementary school, Home Education as a Field of Research, and the characteristics of the research field of home education and their significance for social-educational field research. He also published a survey as part of the Freiburg curriculum reform with Professor Dr. Frei. and published 5 books for positive living.\u00a0<\/p>

Although\u00a0still completing his studies, from 1970-1986 he worked as a member, secretary, or president in various commissions on social issues and future research.<\/p>

From 1971 to 1974 he worked on projects for school reform, educational research, parent education, curriculum innovation, and teacher training. As a member of the Department of Social Education \/ Home Education<\/p>

He taught as a lecturer at The University of Zurich from 1974-1979 Generally on home education, Philosophy of science, and research methods. He worked on the following scientific subject areas primarily from the perspective of empirical research theory development which included:<\/p>