Essays Upon Popular Education: Containing a Particular Examination of the Schools of Massachusetts, and an Outline of an Institution for the Education of TeachersBowles & Dearborn, 1826 - 60 páginas |
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academies acquirements advantages afford appropriation body Boston Patriot branches Carter cation character children and youth common schools course degree developement diffusion of knowledge direction discharge discipline duty early education educa education of teachers ence England essays evils examination exercises experience families free schools government and instruction greatest happiness HARVARD UNIVERSITY ignorant important improvements individuals infant mind influ influence intellectual intelligence interest legislation legislature literary Lord Bacon Lycurgus Massachusetts means ment minister moral nature never object organization parents parish peculiar pervert philosophy philosophy of language political popular education present primary summer schools principles private establishments private schools profession proposed institution public instruction pupils purpose qualifications reason remarks republican result scholars science of education seminary society Spartan structers suppose sure system of public systems of education taught teach ten towns thing tical tion town young
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