Project Gutenberg 2008-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 169 Nearing, Scott 1883 1983 15005799 The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) Produced by Chris Curnow, Matt Mello and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The New Education" by Scott Nearing is a review of progressive educational movements written in the early 20th century. The work critically examines the existing educational systems of the time and seeks to outline the necessary reforms and advancements needed to better meet the needs of students. Drawing from firsthand observations of successful schools, Nearing discusses the importance of adapting education to the evolving social and industrial landscape. The opening of "The New Education" introduces readers to Nearing’s reflections on the state of education around 1910-1912. He reveals his motivation following a series of writings commissioned by a popular magazine to highlight both shortcomings and successes within the schooling system. The author emphasizes the need for a child-centered approach to education that replaces outdated methods with innovative practices that prioritize health, critical thinking, and practical application of knowledge. Nearing's work sets the stage for exploring how educational systems can better respond to societal changes and individual child needs, paving the way for discussions on effective curriculum and teaching strategies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 562683 562692 2024-09-11T11:12:54.119230 2023-09-12T05:15:11.404708 text/html text/html 562978 2008-10-14T16:56:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 190798 2008-10-14T16:58:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 258072 2024-09-11T11:13:06.230197 application/epub+zip 260585 2024-09-11T11:12:57.218247 application/epub+zip 258269 2024-09-11T11:12:55.402229 application/epub+zip 488791 2024-09-11T11:13:12.028164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449811 2024-09-11T11:13:04.436186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467239 2022-09-12T11:57:01.472630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465937 465841 2024-09-11T11:12:52.491243 2023-09-12T05:15:09.909792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 465925 2008-10-14T16:56:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169944 2008-10-14T16:58:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 465916 2008-10-14T16:57:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169919 2008-10-14T16:58:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19658 2024-09-11T11:13:12.182138 application/rdf+xml 13615 2024-09-11T11:12:55.811216 image/jpeg 3620 2024-09-11T11:12:55.604236 image/jpeg 239264 2024-09-11T11:12:54.164241 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 en.wikipedia