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... consider what has been done , what is doing , and what should be done to pro- mote these great interests , than which none can be more im- portant . We have come , sir , most of us , from a similar meeting in Massachusetts , in whose ...
... consider what has been done , what is doing , and what should be done to pro- mote these great interests , than which none can be more im- portant . We have come , sir , most of us , from a similar meeting in Massachusetts , in whose ...
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... consider . Then , there is not that degree of culture on the part of teachers , that general , generous culture , which those should secure who would have their work a professional one . There is a tendency to run in little narrow ruts ...
... consider . Then , there is not that degree of culture on the part of teachers , that general , generous culture , which those should secure who would have their work a professional one . There is a tendency to run in little narrow ruts ...
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... consider the pro- priety of closing the present session of the Institute to - mor- row at four o'clock . The President announced that invitations had been ex- tended to the members of the Institute to visit the Andros- coggin , Hill ...
... consider the pro- priety of closing the present session of the Institute to - mor- row at four o'clock . The President announced that invitations had been ex- tended to the members of the Institute to visit the Andros- coggin , Hill ...
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... consider it under the several heads of , - I. Consideration of the System itself . II . Names of the different grades of school , included in the sys- tem , with the special work assigned them , as 40 PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GERMANY .
... consider it under the several heads of , - I. Consideration of the System itself . II . Names of the different grades of school , included in the sys- tem , with the special work assigned them , as 40 PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GERMANY .
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... considering this system in detail , and in order to understand and appreciate it at its true value , should fully comprehend the condition of the people , form and spirit of the Government in Germany , etc. , as compared with our own ...
... considering this system in detail , and in order to understand and appreciate it at its true value , should fully comprehend the condition of the people , form and spirit of the Government in Germany , etc. , as compared with our own ...
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Página 177 - ... quality is illustrated by examples. The child is called upon to use a smooth and pleasant intonation in speaking, in reading, in recitation, and in singing. Above all, he is taught to avoid a noisy use of the voice. As preliminary to the exercise of the voice in singing— and it applies to reading as well — the young children are trained in the following points: — 1.
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