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... continued for several days , and that many of those who attended them came from a great distance , will , in part at least , account for the small attendance comparatively at this meeting . You have alluded to this as being an American ...
... continued for several days , and that many of those who attended them came from a great distance , will , in part at least , account for the small attendance comparatively at this meeting . You have alluded to this as being an American ...
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... Education . ” DISCUSSION . MR . RICHARDS of Washington spoke in favor of Kinder- gartens , and thought the kind of instruction given in them should be continued through all the grades , up to JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS . 19.
... Education . ” DISCUSSION . MR . RICHARDS of Washington spoke in favor of Kinder- gartens , and thought the kind of instruction given in them should be continued through all the grades , up to JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS . 19.
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American Institute of Instruction. should be continued through all the grades , up to the Poly- technic School . Now , when the children are put into the common schools they are treated like so many animals ; the whole process of ...
American Institute of Instruction. should be continued through all the grades , up to the Poly- technic School . Now , when the children are put into the common schools they are treated like so many animals ; the whole process of ...
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... continued in service until over seventy years of age . From that time onward he retired into private life and led a quiet life in his most delightful home in Orange , New Jersey ; and there he died . I am aware that I have given an ...
... continued in service until over seventy years of age . From that time onward he retired into private life and led a quiet life in his most delightful home in Orange , New Jersey ; and there he died . I am aware that I have given an ...
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... continued by expressing his gratification at the sentiments of the lecture by Mr. White , and that the right views were implanted in the West , where they will take deep root and bear much fruit . He added also a word with reference to ...
... continued by expressing his gratification at the sentiments of the lecture by Mr. White , and that the right views were implanted in the West , where they will take deep root and bear much fruit . He added also a word with reference to ...
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Prize Essay and Lectures, Delivered Before the American ..., Volume 25,Edição 1 American Institute of Instruction Visualização completa - 1855 |
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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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