The Goslings: A Study of the American Schools
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The A Study of the American Schools is a book written by Sinclair Upton, an American author and social reformer. Published in 1924, the book is a critical analysis of the American education system in the early 20th century. It examines the flaws and shortcomings of the system and offers suggestions for reform.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a specific aspect of the education system. The first chapter discusses the history of education in America, tracing its roots back to the colonial period. The second chapter examines the structure of the American school s...
Chapters (549)
- The Goslings A Study of the American Schools
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTORY
- CHAPTER I LAND OF ORANGE-GROVES AND JAILS
- CHAPTER II THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY CLUB
- CHAPTER III IN WHICH I GET ARRESTED
- CHAPTER IV THE EMPIRE OF THE BLACK HAND
- CHAPTER V THE SCHOOLS OF THE “TIMES”
- CHAPTER VI THE TEACHERS’ SOVIETS
- CHAPTER VII A PRAYER FOR FREEDOM
- CHAPTER VIII THE PRICE OF INDEPENDENCE
- CHAPTER IX THE REGIME OF RECIPROCITY
- CHAPTER X THE SPY SYSTEM
- CHAPTER XI LIES FOR CHILDREN
- CHAPTER XII THE SCHOOLS OF MAMMON
- CHAPTER XIII THE TAMMANY TIGER
- CHAPTER XIV GOD AND MAMMON
- CHAPTER XV HONEST GRAFT
- CHAPTER XVI A LETTER TO WOODROW WILSON
- CHAPTER XVII AN ARRANGEMENT OF LITTLE BITS
- CHAPTER XVIII THE LUSKERS
- CHAPTER XIX TO HENRIETTA RODMAN
- CHAPTER XX MELODRAMA IN CHICAGO
- CHAPTER XXI CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
- CHAPTER XXII THE INCORPORATE TAX-DODGING CREATURES
- CHAPTER XXIII THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TROMBONES
- CHAPTER XXIV THE CITY OF FRENCH RESTAURANTS
- CHAPTER XXV THE UNIVERSITY GANG
- CHAPTER XXVI THE WARD LEADER
- CHAPTER XXVII THE ROMEO AND JULIET STUNT
- CHAPTER XXVIII THE INVENTOR OF FIVE SCIENCES
- CHAPTER XXIX THE LAND OF LUMBER
- CHAPTER XXX THE ANACONDA’S LAIR
- CHAPTER XXXI THE LITTLE ANACONDAS
- CHAPTER XXXII COLORADO CULTURE
- CHAPTER XXXIII THE DOMAIN OF KING COAL
- CHAPTER XXXIV THE HOMESTEAD OF THE FREE
- CHAPTER XXXV IS A TEACHER A CITIZEN?
- CHAPTER XXXVI INTRODUCING COMRADE THOMPSON
- CHAPTER XXXVII MILLERS AND MILITARISM
- CHAPTER XXXVIII NEWBERRY PIE
- CHAPTER XXXIX BEETS AND CELERY
- CHAPTER XL BOSTON IN BONDAGE
- CHAPTER XLI THE OPEN SHOP FOR CULTURE
- CHAPTER XLII CORRUPT AND CONTENTED
- CHAPTER XLIII THE SCENES OF MY CHILDHOOD
- CHAPTER XLIV THE BREWER’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
- CHAPTER XLV AN AUTOCRACY OF POLITICIANS
- CHAPTER XLVI THE CALIBRE OF CONGRESSMEN
- CHAPTER XLVII THE LOCAL MACHINES
- CHAPTER XLVIII THE STEAM ROLLER
- CHAPTER XLIX THE DISPENSERS OF PROMINENCE
- CHAPTER L A PLOT AGAINST DEMOCRACY
- CHAPTER LI THE PLOT FAILS
- CHAPTER LII MORMON MAGIC
- CHAPTER LIII THE FUNERAL OF DEMOCRACY
- CHAPTER LIV THE FRUITS OF THE SOWING
- CHAPTER LV TEACHERS TO THE REAR
- CHAPTER LVI BREAD AND CIRCUSES
- CHAPTER LVII SCHOOLS FOR STRIKE-BREAKERS
- CHAPTER LVIII THE NATIONAL SPIES’ ASSOCIATION
- CHAPTER LIX BABBITTS AND BOLSHEVIKS
- CHAPTER LX THE SCHOOLS OF SOCONY
- CHAPTER LXI THE RIOT DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER LXII THE BLINDFOLD SCHOOL OF PATRIOTISM
- CHAPTER LXIII PROFESSOR FACING BOTH-WAYS
- CHAPTER LXIV POISON PICTURES
- CHAPTER LXV THE BOOK BUSINESS
- CHAPTER LXVI TEN PER CENT COMMISSIONS
- CHAPTER LXVII THE SUPERINTENDENT-MAKERS
- CHAPTER LXVIII THE CHURCH CONSPIRACY
- CHAPTER LXIX CATHOLICISM AND THE SCHOOLS
- CHAPTER LXX THE PRACTICAL CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
- CHAPTER LXXI FAITH AND MODERN THOUGHT
- CHAPTER LXXII THE SCHOOLS OF STEEL
- CHAPTER LXXIII THE SCHOOLS OF OIL
- CHAPTER LXXIV THE COUNTRY GEESE
- CHAPTER LXXV THE SCHOOLS OF SNOBBERY
- CHAPTER LXXVI A SCHOOL SURVEY
- CHAPTER LXXVII THE EDUCATIONAL MILLS
- CHAPTER LXXVIII DESCENSUS AVERNO
- CHAPTER LXXIX THE TEACHER’S JOB
- CHAPTER LXXX TEACHERS’ TERROR
- CHAPTER LXXXI THE SCHOOL SERFS
- CHAPTER LXXXII THE TEACHERS’ UNION
- CHAPTER LXXXIII THE TEACHERS’ MAGNA CHARTA
- CHAPTER LXXXIV WORKERS’ EDUCATION
- CHAPTER LXXXV THE GOOSE-STEP MARCH
- CHAPTER LXXXVI THE GOOSE-STEP ADVANCE
- CHAPTER LXXXVII THE GOOSE-STEP DOUBLE-QUICK
- CHAPTER LXXXVIII THE GOOSE-STEP REVIEW
- CHAPTER LXXXIX THE CALL TO ACTION
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