He had entered as a tutor the Bendemann household at Charlottenburg, where he found a second home.

He taught with brilliant success children richly gifted in mind and heart, whose love he won.

It was "a glorious family" which permitted him to share its rich social life, and in whose highly gifted circle he could be sure of finding warm sympathy in his intellectual interests.
Protected from all external anxieties, he had under their roof ample leisure for industrious labour and also for intercourse with his own friends.
In July, 1817, he passed the last examination with the greatest distinction, receiving the "very good," rarely bestowed; and a brilliant career lay before him.
Directly after this success three pulpits were offered to him, but he accepted neither, because he longed for rest and quiet occupation.
The summons from Froebel to devote himself to his infant institute, where Langethal had placed his younger brother, also reached him.

The little school moved on St.John's Day, 1817, from Griesheim to Keilhau, where the widow of Pastor Froebel had been offered a larger farm.

The place which she and her children's teacher found was wonderfully adapted to Froebel's purpose, and seemed to promise great advantages both to the pupils and to the institute.