Educator Who Changed Kazakh Schooling: Remembering Ybyrai Altynsarin
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In 1864, a school with just 16 boys opened in Turgai, marking an important step toward expanding secular education across the Kazakh steppe. Its founder, Ybyrai Altynsarin, would become one of the most influential figures in Kazakh educational history, a legacy Kazakhstan honors on the 185th anniversary of his birth on Nov. 2.… The post Educator Who Changed Kazakh Schooling: Remembering Ybyrai Altynsarin appeared first on The Astana Times .