An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education

About this eBook

Author

Mason, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Maria), 1842-1923

Title

An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All

Credits

Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

LB: Education: Theory and practice of education

Subject

Parents National Educational Union (London, England)

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 66369

Release Date

September 23, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.Contents
7. 7.Foreword
8. 8.Preface
9. 9.A Short Synopsis
10. 10.Introduction
11. 11.Book I — CHAPTER I SELF-EDUCATION
12. 12.CHAPTER II CHILDREN ARE BORN PERSONS — 1.— The Mind of a Child — 2.— The Mind of a School-Child — 3.— Motives for Learning
13. 13.CHAPTER III THE GOOD AND EVIL NATURE OF A CHILD — 1.— Well-being of Body — 2.— Well-Being of Mind — 3.— Intellectual Appetite — 4.— Misdirected Affections — 5.— The Well-Being of the Soul
14. 14.CHAPTER IV AUTHORITY AND DOCILITY
15. 15.CHAPTER V THE SACREDNESS OF PERSONALITY
16. 16.CHAPTER VI THREE INSTRUMENTS OF EDUCATION — I.— Education is an Atmosphere — 2.— Education is a Discipline — 3.— Education is a Life
17. 17.CHAPTER VII HOW WE MAKE USE OF MIND
18. 18.CHAPTER VIII I.—THE WAY OF THE WILL
19. 19.CHAPTER IX 2.—THE WAY OF THE REASON
20. 20.CHAPTER X THE CURRICULUM [27] — Section I THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD — Section II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( a ) HISTORY — II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( b ) LITERATURE — II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( c ) MORALS AND ECONOMICS: CITIZENSHIP — II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( d ) COMPOSITION — II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( e ) LANGUAGES — II THE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN ( f ) ART — Section III THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ( a ) SCIENCE [37] — III THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ( b ) MATHEMATICS — III THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIVERSE ( c ) PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, HANDICRAFTS
21. 21.Book II Theory Applied — CHAPTER I A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
22. 22.CHAPTER II A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
23. 23.CHAPTER III THE SCOPE OF CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
24. 24.CHAPTER IV THE BASIS OF NATIONAL STRENGTH [54] A LIBERAL EDUCATION FROM A NATIONAL STANDPOINT — I KNOWLEDGE — II LETTERS, KNOWLEDGE AND VIRTUE — III KNOWLEDGE, REASON, AND REBELLION — IV NEW AND OLD CONCEPTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE — V EDUCATION AND THE FULLNESS OF LIFE — VI KNOWLEDGE IN LITERARY FORM
25. 25.SUPPLEMENTARY TOO WIDE A MESH
26. 26.Index
27. 27.FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.Untitled

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