American Pedagogy

EDUCATION,

THE SCHOOL, AND THE TEACHER,

IN

AMERICAN LITERATURE.

REPUBLISHED FROM

Barnard's American Journal of Education.

SECOND EDITION.

HARTFORD:

BROWN & GROSS.

S

CONTENTS.

L-EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS...

BUSHNELL-PAGE-POTTER-WOODBRIDGE-MANN..

PAGE.

.1-4

5

II-FACULTIES AND STUDIES-Their Order and Method of Treatment..5-268

I. INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL EDUCATION. By William Russell..

1. The Perceptive Faculties..

By William Russell..

Health-Intellect-Taste-Sensibility-Instinctive Tendencies.
Primary Emotions-Benignant Affections-Generous Affections..
Religious Principles-The Will-Practical Virtues-Humane Virtues...
Personal Qualities-Self Renouncing Virtues-Example-Habits..

III. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. By Rt. Rev. George Burgess.....

Intrinsic Importance-Limitations in Public Schools.

IV. THE TRUE ORDER OF STUDY. By Thomas Hill, D.D....
Mathesis-Physics-History-Psychology -Theology

V. THE POWERS TO BE EDUCATED. By Thomas Hill, D.D..

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245-256

The Senses-Inward Intuition-Memory-Reason-Sensibility-Will...... 245

VI. MIND-OBJECTS AND METHODS OF ITS CULTURE. By Francis Wayland, D.D. 257-272

1. Science of Education-To discover, apply, and obey God's Laws..

2. Methods of training the mind to these objects...

III.-THE TEACHER...

I. THE DIGNITY OF THE OFFICE, AND SPECIAL PREPARATION.
II. THE TEACHER'S MOTIVES. By Horace Mann...
IV.-NATIONAL AND STATE RELATIONS TO EDUCATION.

I. EDUCATION A NATIONAL INTEREST. George Washington..

II. THE DUTY OF THE STATE TO MAKE EDUCATION UNIVERSAL.

BISHOP DOANE-Address to the People of New Jersey..

PENN-ADAMS-JEFFERSON-MADISON-JAY-RUSH-KENT..

259

266

273-304

By W. E. Channing.... 273

DANIEL WEBSTER-The early School Policy of New England..

HORACE MANN-The principles underlying the Ordinance of 1647..

HENRY BARNARD-The Early School Codes of Connecticut and New Haven.... 332

National Land Grants for Educational Purposes..

327

328

334

V.-VARIOUS ASPECTS OF POPULAR AND Higher EdUCATION.... 337-400

III. THE RIGHT AND PRACTICE OF PROPERTY TAXATION FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES..

144 D. D. BARNARD-Report to the Legislature of New York.....

Reminiscences of School and College Life-Conditions of a good school.... 344-

Generous Studies-Homeric Controversy-Education and Civilization.

III. F. A. P. BARNARD, D.D., LL.D., President of Columbia College.....

College Contributions to the American Educated Mind....

Sub-graduate and Post-graduate Collegiate Course-Oral Teaching

Higher Scientific Instruction-Elective Studies...

IV. MARK HOPKINS, D.D., President of Williams College.

Education-Self Education-Female Education-Academies....

Medical Science-Theological Education-Colleges..

V. JAMES E. FAIRCHILD, D.D., President of Oberlin College.

Co-education of the Sexes.....

VI.-PROFESSIONAL OR NORMAL AIMS And Methods IN TEACHING..

I. JOHN S. HART, Principal of State Normal School, Trenton........

What is Special or Professional Preparation?-Teaching-Training.

Recitations-Art of Questioning.

II. CYRUS PIERCE, Principal of the first State Normal School..

Aims and Methods in Training Pupil-Teachers.....

III. NICHOLAS TILLINGHAST, Principal of State Normal School at Bridgewater..

Aims and Methods in Training Teachers.....

IV. J. W. DICKINSON, Principal of State Normal School at Westfield.

The Philosophy and Method of Teaching at Westfield...

V. D. P. PAGE, Principal of State Normal School, Albany..

The Pouring-in Process-The Drawing-out Process-Waking up of Mind... 437

DR. WAYLAND-THOMAS H. GRIMKE......

Method of Recitation and Study....

VI. E. A. SHELDON, Principal of State Training School, Oswego..

Object Teaching as pursued at Oswego..

VII. H. B. WILBUR, Superintendent of State School for Feeble Minded Youth...

VIII. S.W. MASON, Principal of Hancock Grammar School, Boston.

Physical Exercises in School.......

IX. M. F. COWDERY, Superintendent of Public Schools, Sandusky.

Formation of Moral Character......

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