Project Gutenberg 2009-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 140 Edgeworth, Maria 1767 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Edgeworth, Richard Lovell 1744 1817 Edgeworth, R. L. (Richard Lovell) Practical Education, Volume II Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Stacy Brown, Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Practical Education, Volume II" by Maria Edgeworth and Richard Lovell Edgeworth is an educational treatise written in the early 19th century. The book discusses various aspects of education, emphasizing theories and methods for teaching children effectively. Its likely topics include grammar, classical literature, geography, and arithmetic, with a focus on fostering reasoning abilities and making learning engaging. The opening of the volume delves into the teaching of grammar and classical literature, highlighting the inadequacies of traditional methods and advocating for more rational approaches to education. The text begins by addressing the societal pressures on parents to ensure their children are well-versed in classical languages, emphasizing that understanding should precede rote memorization. The authors critique existing educational practices, arguing that many textbooks propagate confusing concepts and encourage rote learning without comprehension. Instead, they suggest that children should engage with language through conversation and practical examples, thereby developing a deeper connection to their learning. This pragmatic approach sets the tone for the remaining chapters, which likely continue to explore educational strategies across different subjects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 701202 701192 2024-10-12T11:07:53.649333 2023-09-12T13:20:09.734787 text/html text/html 710329 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 651158 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 801721 2024-10-12T11:08:07.250772 application/epub+zip 809624 2024-10-12T11:07:58.277323 application/epub+zip 331504 2024-10-12T11:07:56.368331 application/epub+zip 1131418 2024-10-12T11:08:13.542741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1086947 2024-10-12T11:08:05.636820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579339 2022-09-13T10:44:53.170238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630802 630583 2024-10-12T11:07:52.037365 2023-09-12T13:20:08.446785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 630675 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228365 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 630684 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228277 2021-01-05T01:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21849 2024-10-12T11:08:13.687714 application/rdf+xml 20039 2024-10-12T11:07:57.115311 image/jpeg 4753 2024-10-12T11:07:56.661314 image/jpeg 753820 2024-10-12T11:07:53.728329 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 en.wikipedia