THE BASIS OF NATIONAL STRENGTH A LIBERAL EDUCATION FROM A NATIONAL STANDPOINT KNOWLEDGE IKNOWLEDGE Educationally, we are in a bad way…Why? we ask… a lamentable want of knowledge—lack of education; he appears to have little insight, imagination, or power of reflection. The tendency in his class is that “dangerous tendency which we must all do our best to resist”…“the spirit of the horde,… is being … Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 4 Part 1

THE SCOPE OF CONTINUATION SCHOOLS Not only in Prussia but throughout western Europe there was a more or less active intellectual renaissance, but, whether because the times were not ripe or the peoples were not worthy, the high ideals of the early days of the century were superseded by the utilitarian motive.          When the ‘Continuation School’ movement revived, envy of the commercial and manufacturing successes … Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 3

A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS MIGHTY is the power of persistent advertisement. ‘Pelmanism’ [memory training system] is bringing an indictment against secondary education. Half a million souls, Judges and Generals, Admirals and Barristers, are protesting that they have not been educated. “Pay the schoolmaster well and you will get education” is the panacea of the moment, and so we get in one neighbourhood a … Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 2

Book II Theory Applied CHAPTER I LIBERAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS I NEED not waste time in attempting to convince the reader of what we all know, that a liberal education is, like justice, religion, liberty, fresh air, the natural birthright of every child. Neither need we discuss the scope of such an education. We are aware that good life implies cultivated intelligence,… Educated teachers … Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 1

III THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE (c) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, HANDICRAFTS It is unnecessary, too, to say anything about games,p.234dancing, physical exercises, needlework and other handicrafts as the methods employed in these are not exceptional. Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 1 Chapter 10 Section 3c