The Cyclopædia of Education: A Dictionary of Information for the Use of Teachers, School Officers, Parents, and OthersHenry Kiddle, Alexander Jacob Schem |
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... given in the elementary school was provided for . As the school age , in the German states , only extended to the 14th year , a Sunday school was specially provided for boys ligatory for all boys and girls who had left the elementary ...
... given in the elementary school was provided for . As the school age , in the German states , only extended to the 14th year , a Sunday school was specially provided for boys ligatory for all boys and girls who had left the elementary ...
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... given , but only to the extent of improving the health and bearing of the stu- dents . Free scholarships , two in number , are pro- vided for each county in the state . The course of study covers four years . The number of in- structors ...
... given , but only to the extent of improving the health and bearing of the stu- dents . Free scholarships , two in number , are pro- vided for each county in the state . The course of study covers four years . The number of in- structors ...
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... given his expla- nation of the solution from the blackboard , the teacher may ask , Why do you say you have solved this problem by algebra ? The answer will be , Because I have used the equation as an instrument with which to effect the ...
... given his expla- nation of the solution from the blackboard , the teacher may ask , Why do you say you have solved this problem by algebra ? The answer will be , Because I have used the equation as an instrument with which to effect the ...
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... given . Thus , if the present purpose is to secure drill in the theory of completing the square , after having enunciated the problem , the pupil may say : " Having reduced the equation to the form -4x = 32 , " etc. , proceeding then to ...
... given . Thus , if the present purpose is to secure drill in the theory of completing the square , after having enunciated the problem , the pupil may say : " Having reduced the equation to the form -4x = 32 , " etc. , proceeding then to ...
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... given fractions . Then the method of addition or subtraction becomes obvious . In this way learning the principle him- self by analysis , the pupil is enabled to construct a general rule , and apply it to any given case . In the ...
... given fractions . Then the method of addition or subtraction becomes obvious . In this way learning the principle him- self by analysis , the pupil is enabled to construct a general rule , and apply it to any given case . In the ...
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Page 107 - 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 99 - I call, therefore, a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices both private and public, of peace and war.
Page 185 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
Page 172 - That the selectmen of every town in the several precincts and quarters where they dwell, shall have a vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families, as not to endeavor to teach by themselves or others, their children and apprentices so much learning, as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings for each neglect therein...
Page 67 - Upon advised consideration of the charges," said he, " descending into my own conscience, and calling my memory to account so far as I am able, I do plainly and ingenuously confess, that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defence.
Page 282 - In which it will also appear, that this Church is far from intending to depart from the Church of England in any essential point of doctrine, discipline, or worship ; or further than local circumstances require.
Page 172 - Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him, to write and read, whose wages shall be paid, either by the parents or masters of such children, or by the inhabitants in general, by way of supply, as the major part of those that order the prudentials of the town shall appoint...
Page 307 - In time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious falsehood whenever she is offended with the bitterness of truth. By degrees the reign of fancy is confirmed; she grows first imperious and in time despotic.
Page 385 - They held in their lifeless hands the riches of their fathers, without inheriting the spirit which had created and improved that sacred patrimony: they read, they praised, they compiled, but their languid souls seemed alike incapable of thought and action. In the revolution of ten centuries, not a single discovery was made to exalt the dignity or promote the happiness of mankind.
Page 186 - ... would beat a boy equally for not knowing a thing, as for neglecting to know it. He would ask a boy a question, and if he did not answer it, he would beat him, without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it. For instance, he would call up a boy and ask him Latin for a candlestick, which the boy could not expect to be asked. Now, sir, if a boy could answer every question, there would be no need of a master to teach him.