The American Journal of Education, Volume 12F.C. Brownell, 1862 - Education |
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... teachers La Place , Lagrange , and Monge . We felt like men brought to life again after suffocation . Lagrange said , modestly , " Let me teach them arithmetic . " Monge was more like our father than our teacher ; he would come to us in ...
... teachers La Place , Lagrange , and Monge . We felt like men brought to life again after suffocation . Lagrange said , modestly , " Let me teach them arithmetic . " Monge was more like our father than our teacher ; he would come to us in ...
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... teacher , who sleeps at one end of it . There are also dwelling - rooms for the teachers , officers , & c . , and in the court a very large wash - house , with a drying - room above it . The buildings occupied by the trade and music ...
... teacher , who sleeps at one end of it . There are also dwelling - rooms for the teachers , officers , & c . , and in the court a very large wash - house , with a drying - room above it . The buildings occupied by the trade and music ...
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... teacher need have but twelve to fourteen under his charge . Non - commissioned officers are the under teachers , and in turn are superintended by higher teachers , and by an inspector . There can be no doubt that to these well regulated ...
... teacher need have but twelve to fourteen under his charge . Non - commissioned officers are the under teachers , and in turn are superintended by higher teachers , and by an inspector . There can be no doubt that to these well regulated ...
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... teachers must receive reciprocally special information of each other's plan of lectures , and give mutual help by communications and inquiries where the studies might come into collision . The teacher of the Exclusive Engineer class ...
... teachers must receive reciprocally special information of each other's plan of lectures , and give mutual help by communications and inquiries where the studies might come into collision . The teacher of the Exclusive Engineer class ...
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... teacher of applied Fortification - drawing has this especially assigned to him , who still is only to give out his projects in unison with the teacher of Exclusive Engi- neering . There belongs to this part- a . The method of preparing ...
... teacher of applied Fortification - drawing has this especially assigned to him , who still is only to give out his projects in unison with the teacher of Exclusive Engi- neering . There belongs to this part- a . The method of preparing ...
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Page 547 - We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts : knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Page 408 - When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, "Woman, behold thy son!" Then saith he to the disciple, "Behold thy mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Page 408 - For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Page 599 - To master John the English maid A hornbook gives of gingerbread ; And, that the child may learn the better, As he can name, he eats the letter.
Page 535 - 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 453 - ... stability of the state, and to domestic happiness. Much as we respect the ministry of the gospel, we believe that it must yield in importance to the office of training the young. In truth, the ministry now accomplishes little for want of that early intellectual and moral discipline, by which alone a community can be prepared to distinguish truth from falsehood, to comprehend the instructions of the pulpit, to receive higher and broader views of duty, and to apply general principles to the diversified...
Page 454 - The true end of education, as we have again and again suggested, is to unfold and direct aright our whole nature. Its office is to call forth power of every kind, — power of thought, affection, will, and outward action ; power to observe, to reason, to judge, to contrive ; power to adopt good ends firmly, and to pursue them efficiently ; power to govern ourselves, and to influence others ; power to g.iin and to spread happiness.
Page 534 - Indians' children were to be taught freely, and the charge to be by yearly contribution, either by voluntary allowance, or by rate of such as refused, etc., and this order was confirmed by the general court. . . . Other towns did the like, providing maintenance by several means.
Page 408 - My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. And if his understanding fail, have patience with him; and despise him not when thou art in thy full strength. For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up. In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather.
Page 533 - The same course that is taken in England out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less.