Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 9The Association, 1864 |
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... Child's Evening Praver , Christianity in Teachers , Long Life , A ............ ......... 18 .379 263 .78 .... 31 , 92 , 93 , 326 • ...... ....... 15 , 321 46 Classical Studies , the Worth of ... 1 . 67 , 109 Colleges ( noticed ) ...
... Child's Evening Praver , Christianity in Teachers , Long Life , A ............ ......... 18 .379 263 .78 .... 31 , 92 , 93 , 326 • ...... ....... 15 , 321 46 Classical Studies , the Worth of ... 1 . 67 , 109 Colleges ( noticed ) ...
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... child ; manly reflection must begin to follow childish observation ; books must take the place of " ob- jects " ; the self - culture of study the place of the school and family culture of external things ; invigorating mental labor the ...
... child ; manly reflection must begin to follow childish observation ; books must take the place of " ob- jects " ; the self - culture of study the place of the school and family culture of external things ; invigorating mental labor the ...
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... child , at home and at school . The writer probably al- lows too little for innate differences , but he scarcely over - estimates the influ- ence of early education . - EDR . All bad habits with which children may be afflicted , are the ...
... child , at home and at school . The writer probably al- lows too little for innate differences , but he scarcely over - estimates the influ- ence of early education . - EDR . All bad habits with which children may be afflicted , are the ...
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... child is generally left to accident , in which the nurses , aunts , and grandmothers play the principal parts , and most parents , relying on the future reformation of their children by the school , do , though unintentionally , all in ...
... child is generally left to accident , in which the nurses , aunts , and grandmothers play the principal parts , and most parents , relying on the future reformation of their children by the school , do , though unintentionally , all in ...
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power to accustom the child to a multitude of sensations , which , if not always excited , induce malicious crying ... children that in some way the teacher holds their destiny in his hands ; hence the half anxious look that the teacher ...
power to accustom the child to a multitude of sensations , which , if not always excited , induce malicious crying ... children that in some way the teacher holds their destiny in his hands ; hence the half anxious look that the teacher ...
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Page 52 - O'er wayward childhood would'st thou hold firm rule, And sun thee in the light of happy faces ; Love, Hope, and Patience, these must be thy graces, And in thine own heart let them first keep school.
Page 18 - He liveth long who liveth well ! All else is being flung away ; He liveth longest who can tell Of true things truly done each day.
Page 2 - ... clear manner. And not only is it that the existence of any such standard has not been clearly conceived, but the need for it seems to have been scarcely even felt. Men read books on this topic, and attend lectures on that; decide that their children shall be instructed in these branches of knowledge, and shall not be instructed in those; and all under the guidance of mere custom, or liking, or prejudice, without ever considering the enormous importance of determining in some rational way what...
Page 4 - ... life which materially influences all other periods. To go through the grammar of one language thoroughly is of great use for the mastery of every other grammar ; because there obtains, through all languages, a certain analogy to each other in their grammatical construction.
Page 3 - he said, "seems to me as if it was given for the very purpose of forming the human mind in youth ; and the Greek and Latin languages seem the very instruments by which this is to be effected.
Page 113 - ... vitally important knowledge, sacrificed to it. Supposing it true that classical education conduces to elegance and correctness of style ; it cannot be said that elegance and correctness of style are comparable in importance to a familiarity with the principles that should guide the rearing of children. Grant...
Page 52 - The straightened arms upraised, the palms aslope, And robes that, touching as adown they flow, Distinctly blend, like snow embossed in snow. O part them never ! If Hope prostrate lie, Love too will sink and die. But Love is subtle, and doth proof derive From her own life...
Page 5 - Before the revival of classic literature, the Barbarians in Europe were immersed in ignorance ; and their vulgar tongues were marked with the rudeness and poverty of their manners. The students of the more perfect idioms of Rome and Greece...
Page 4 - ... languages of Europe : their mode of signifying time and case, by terminations, instead of auxiliary verbs and particles, would of itself stamp their superiority. Add to this, the copiousness of the Greek language, with the fancy, majesty, and harmony of its compounds ; and there are quite sufficient reasons why the classics should be studied for the beauties of language. Compared to them, merely as vehicles of thought and passion, all modern languages are dull, ill contrived, and barbarous.
Page 6 - I do but echo the universal opinion of all persons competent to pronounce on the subject, in expressing my own conviction that the language and literature of ancient Greece constitute the most efficient instrument of mental training ever enjoyed by man ; and that a familiarity with that wonderful speech, its poetry, its philosophy, its eloquence, and the history it embalms, is incomparably the most valuable of intellectual possessions.