An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All
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Gray cloth edition with dust jacket.Discover the time-honored approach to education that inspired a generation of tutors and governesses, teachers, schoolmasters, and parents, with effects that still echo today.An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte M. Mason is a classic work that presents a comprehensive overview of her educational philosophy. Mason's priority of a broad curriculum-intended to be filled with opportunities for children through nature walks, art study, and "living books" rather than dry textbooks-shows how she envisioned learning to be a delight throughout life...
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- AN ESSAY TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
- Foreword
- Preface
- A Short Synopsis
- Introduction
- Book I
- CHAPTER I SELF-EDUCATION
- CHAPTER II CHILDREN ARE BORN PERSONS
- 1.—The Mind of a Child
- 2.—The Mind of a School-Child
- 3.—Motives for Learning
- 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
- CHAPTER IV AUTHORITY AND DOCILITY
- CHAPTER V THE SACREDNESS OF PERSONALITY
- CHAPTER VI THREE INSTRUMENTS OF EDUCATION
- I.—Education is an Atmosphere
- 2.—Education is a Discipline
- 3.—Education is a Life
- CHAPTER VII HOW WE MAKE USE OF MIND
- CHAPTER VIII I.—THE WAY OF THE WILL
- CHAPTER IX 2.—THE WAY OF THE REASON
- 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
- Book II Theory Applied
- CHAPTER I A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
- CHAPTER II A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- CHAPTER III THE SCOPE OF CONTINUATION SCHOOLS
- 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
- SUPPLEMENTARY TOO WIDE A MESH
- Index
- FOOTNOTES:
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