A History of EducationD. Appleton, 1904 - 408 pages |
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... course , which required twelve years for its completion , was pursued in its whole extent only by the Brahmans . The ... courses , with immediate reference to the wants of practical life . In the science of mathematics the Hindus have ...
... course , which required twelve years for its completion , was pursued in its whole extent only by the Brahmans . The ... courses , with immediate reference to the wants of practical life . In the science of mathematics the Hindus have ...
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... course of study embraced language , mathematics , geometry , astronomy , natural science , and religion , though the most advanced instruction was reserved for the priest- hood alone . The annual overflow of the Nile , which in many ...
... course of study embraced language , mathematics , geometry , astronomy , natural science , and religion , though the most advanced instruction was reserved for the priest- hood alone . The annual overflow of the Nile , which in many ...
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... course of study , which was comprehensive , was divided into two parts , distinguished as exoteric and esoteric . It was only after the satisfactory completion of the former preliminary course , which occupied three years , that the ...
... course of study , which was comprehensive , was divided into two parts , distinguished as exoteric and esoteric . It was only after the satisfactory completion of the former preliminary course , which occupied three years , that the ...
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... COURSE OF STUDY . - The course of study in the school of Pythagoras embraced mathematics , astronomy , geog- raphy , and music or harmony . Especial prominence was given to mathematics , which he regarded as the noblest science . Number ...
... COURSE OF STUDY . - The course of study in the school of Pythagoras embraced mathematics , astronomy , geog- raphy , and music or harmony . Especial prominence was given to mathematics , which he regarded as the noblest science . Number ...
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... life ; and a disciple , in the spirit of his master , recommends : Let never sleep thy drowsy eyelids greet Till thou hast pondered , with reflection meet , The day's full course . What good or mischief done ANCIENT CLASSICAL NATIONS 49.
... life ; and a disciple , in the spirit of his master , recommends : Let never sleep thy drowsy eyelids greet Till thou hast pondered , with reflection meet , The day's full course . What good or mischief done ANCIENT CLASSICAL NATIONS 49.
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Page 391 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them;...
Page 389 - Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country.
Page 202 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
Page 388 - Congress, according to the census of 1860, for the "endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college, where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, ... in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life.
Page 206 - ... in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell and stay there, it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth on...
Page 30 - Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Page 205 - For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
Page 206 - But further, it is an assured truth, and a conclusion of experience, that a little or superficial knowledge of philosophy may incline the mind of man to atheism, but a further proceeding therein doth bring the mind back again to religion. For in the entrance of philosophy, when the second causes, which are next unto the senses, do offer themselves to the mind of man, if it dwell .and stay there it may induce some oblivion of the highest cause ; but when a man passeth...
Page 210 - Hence appear the many mistakes which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful. First, we do amiss to spend seven or eight years, merely in scraping together so much miserable Latin and Greek as might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in one year.
Page 385 - Nor am I less persuaded that you will agree with me in opinion that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.