Project Gutenberg 2007-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 86 Ladd, Adoniram Judson On the Firing Line in Education I. On the Firing Line in Education II. The Relation of the State University to the High Schools of the State III. The University and the Teacher IV. The Eye Problem in the Schools V. The Home, the Church, and the School VI. Noblesse Oblige VII. Improvements in Our Public Schools VIII. Local Winter Sports IX. The Function of Teachers College X. Credit for Quality in Secondary and Higher Education Produced by Bryan Ness, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "On the Firing Line in Education" by Adoniram Judson Ladd is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on contemporary educational issues, advocating for reform and progress in teaching practices, social responsibility, and the overall effectiveness of schooling. Ladd draws on his experiences as a professor to address urgent educational concerns, particularly in the wake of societal changes post-World War I. The opening of the book presents a preface that sets the stage for Ladd's discussions on the evolving landscape of education, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach that prioritizes both the moral and physical development of children. Ladd critiques existing educational practices, arguing that while many educators have worked diligently, significant shortcomings remain—such as high levels of illiteracy and physical health issues among students. He asserts that education should evolve to better prepare individuals to navigate and contribute to an increasingly complex society, indicating that his forthcoming chapters will elaborate further on specific reforms and strategies in educational practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education -- United States LD Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Teaching & Education 442145 442128 2024-09-09T11:02:26.388218 2023-09-10T04:04:42.686921 text/html text/html 438441 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148848 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214736 2024-09-09T11:02:33.714206 application/epub+zip 216225 2024-09-09T11:02:28.249190 application/epub+zip 216225 2024-09-09T11:02:27.187202 application/epub+zip 425344 2024-09-09T11:02:37.937166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383116 2024-09-09T11:02:32.837191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383306 2022-09-10T09:07:21.044476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391504 391283 2024-09-09T11:02:25.697217 2023-09-10T04:04:42.022894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 391422 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140943 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 391413 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140915 2007-06-07T12:38:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20009 2024-09-09T11:02:38.082176 application/rdf+xml 15507 2024-09-09T11:02:27.553228 image/jpeg 3804 2024-09-09T11:02:27.368219 image/jpeg 201578 2024-09-09T11:02:26.423267 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog