Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 9 |
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What instruction is of most worth after the period of childhood is past , what the
boy or girl would derive most benefit from in the High School , Academy , or
Seminary , is a question that receives little consideration . It is scarcely ever
discussed ...
What instruction is of most worth after the period of childhood is past , what the
boy or girl would derive most benefit from in the High School , Academy , or
Seminary , is a question that receives little consideration . It is scarcely ever
discussed ...
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If there needs ally father evidence bf the rudt , undeveloped character of our
education , we have it in the fact that the comparative worths of different kinds of
knowledge have been as yet scarcely discussed - much less discussed in a
methodic ...
If there needs ally father evidence bf the rudt , undeveloped character of our
education , we have it in the fact that the comparative worths of different kinds of
knowledge have been as yet scarcely discussed - much less discussed in a
methodic ...
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There are wrongs to be combated , errors even in the school - system , to be
brought to light and discussed , improvements to be urged and suggestions
offered , in the performance of which a teacher may modestly engage , without
turning ...
There are wrongs to be combated , errors even in the school - system , to be
brought to light and discussed , improvements to be urged and suggestions
offered , in the performance of which a teacher may modestly engage , without
turning ...
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That Superintendents should visit schools is universally acknowledged and
expected , hence they are named first in the list ; but I shall leave the discussion
of their duties , in this regard , and that of Teachers also , for a future number ,
and ...
That Superintendents should visit schools is universally acknowledged and
expected , hence they are named first in the list ; but I shall leave the discussion
of their duties , in this regard , and that of Teachers also , for a future number ,
and ...
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The exercises will consist of lectures and papers by prominent educators , and
the discussion of various educational topics . Most of the hotels at Ogdensburg
will furnish accommodations to members at a reduced charge of $ 1 . 50 a day .
The exercises will consist of lectures and papers by prominent educators , and
the discussion of various educational topics . Most of the hotels at Ogdensburg
will furnish accommodations to members at a reduced charge of $ 1 . 50 a day .
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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.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 9 |
| Contributors | Wisconsin Teachers' Association, Wisconsin. Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Education Association, Wisconsin Education Association Council |
| Publisher | The Association, 1864 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 7 May 2007 |
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