Necessity of popular education, as a national object1834 |
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Necessity of Popular Education: As a National Object Donald P and Katherine B Loker Professor of English James Simpson, PH D No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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abuse animal propensities attain attention Belfast Academy benevolence called capital punishment cation character child condition constitution convict course Cramond criminal delight direct disease dominant sect Edinburgh EFFICIENT PROTECTION enjoyment enlightened evil example exer exercise existing faculties Greek habits happiness higher HOMICIDAL INSANITY human ignorance improvement impulse individual infant education Infant School inferior feelings instruction intel intellectual and moral John Howison justice knowledge labour lectures lessons manifested manual manual-labour class means mechanical philosophy ment mind mode monomania moral sentiments moral training murder nature neral never objects observed operation penitentiary persons philosophy philosophy of mind Phrenology physical popular education practical present principle prisoner propen PROTECTION FROM CRIME punishment pupils reason reformation regulation relation religion religious render require Scotland secondary punishment selfishness sensual shew shewn social society suffering taught teachers thing tion truth views whole words young
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Página 77 - the empty wits of children, to compose themes, verses, and orations, which are the acts of ripest judgment.' In another place, Milton says, " Though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft this world into, yet, if he
Página 58 - It is virtue, then, direct virtue, which is the hard and valuable part to be aimed at in education, and not a forward pertness, or any little arts of shifting. All other considerations and accomplishments should give way, and be postponed to this. This is the solid and substantial good, which tutors should not only read lectures and talk of,
Página 78 - take it for reason, so consecrate this method, that it is almost religiously observed by them ; and they stick to it, as if their children had scarce an orthodox education unless they learned Lilly's grammar." A passage follows on the subject of the special oblivion of Greek. " How many are there of a hundred, even amongst scholars
Página 77 - so much behind is, our time lost in too oft idle vacancies given both to schools and universities, partly in a preposterous exaction from the empty wits of
Página 400 - The managers of schools are also expected, should the parents of any of the children desire it, to afford convenient opportunity and facility for the same purpose, either before or after the ordinary school business (as the managers may determine) on the other days of the week.
Página 124 - long apprenticeship to justice, and mercy, and piety, is as essential to the practical exercise of these, as it is to skill in handicraft trades. The LAW OF EXERCISE is OF UNIVERSAL APPLICATION. It is a fundamental law of nature, that ALL the capacities of man are enlarged and strengthened by being used.
Página 401 - The reading of the Scriptures, either in the authorised or Douay version, is regarded as a religious exercise, and as such, to be confined to those hours which are set apart for religious instruction. The same regulation is also to be observed respecting prayer.
Página 117 - when it fell. A similar analysis of all other pleasures founded on the animal propensities chiefly, would give similar results. In short, happiness must be viewed by men as connected inseparably with the exercise of the three great classes of faculties, the moral sentiments and intellect exercising the directing and controlling sway, before it can be permanently attained.
Página 78 - who retain the Greek they carried from school, or ever improve it to a familiar reading and perfect understanding of Greek authors ? *" * A singularly confirmatory letter from Dr Christison, present professor of Materia
Página 393 - Three Lectures on Education, given separately in April 1833, Botany, evening class, Three Lectures on Education, given in November 1833 (in addition to the holders of tickets to any of the other classes, who were admitted to the Lectures on Education free), . Natural Philosophy, .... Paid to Lecturers,