The Modern Teacher: Essays on Educatioal Aims and Methods (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Archibald Watson Bain

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ISBN 10: 133077793X ISBN 13: 9781330777930

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

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Excerpt from The Modern Teacher: Essays on Educatioal Aims and Methods One of the best auguries for the progress of Education in this country is the freedom with which its methods and ideals are now being canvassed. A generation ago, educational reformers were few in number and were held in little regard: their influence was mainly confined to their own respective circles, and, for the rest, our Schools and Colleges - St. Edward's and St. Ignavia's, as D'Arcy Thompson called them - went their habitual way, contented to range within narrow limits and to acquiesce in an established and comfortable routine. But, during recent years, the changes have been rapid and continuous; the outlook of educational theory has been vastly widened; in the domain of practice there are now few traces of routine and almost none of acquiescence. This growth of independent opinion is well exemplified by the volume of essays here presented. The writers are men of high repute, not only masters but skilled exponents of the subjects with which they deal; and it is interesting to observe from what diverse angles they bring their judgments to bear upon the central theme. "What," asks the reader, "is the chief aim of Education?" "The training," says one, "of good citizens." "The service of the community," says another, "through the extension of scientific knowledge." "The quickening of the spirit," says a third, "through the emotions and the sense of beauty." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections success

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Excerpt from The Modern Teacher: Essays on Educatioal Aims and Methods

The limits of space precluded Art, Music, and one or two other subjects with a claim to appear in the list of contents. English has two Essays devoted to it, as a sign of its capital importance, not yet always recog nized in the curricula of English schools. Citizenship is a new subject in our school time-tables; but in America, under the name of Civics, it has already an established place.

The training of character eludes the binet-simon or any similar test, yet no volume on teaching can be con sidered complete that does not deal with it. It is given in different types of schools in different ways; but the underlying principles that are here presented are of general application. Happy the school where they inspire traditions and ideals, or poems like Clifton Chapel, potent to mould the adolescent life!

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 133077793X
• ISBN 13: 9781330777930
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292