Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 55 Kennedy, Joseph 1858 1937 15004427 Rural Life and the Rural School Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Peter Vachuska, Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rural Life and the Rural School" by Joseph Kennedy is an academic publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the challenges and conditions facing rural life and education, aiming to address the shortcomings and propose improvements for rural schools. It offers insights into the social and educational dynamics of rural communities, highlighting the issues that lead to the migration of youth toward urban areas. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the historical context of rural life and education. Kennedy reflects on the hardships faced by rural youth, illustrating the extended hours of labor and the lack of attractive social and educational opportunities. He indicates that these conditions have contributed to a significant urban migration, as many young people seek the conveniences and social interactions offered by cities. Through a blend of personal anecdotes and broader social observations, the author emphasizes the pressing need for systemic change to make rural living and schooling more appealing and effective. This is only the initial examination of the broader themes that will be explored in succeeding chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Country life Rural schools LB Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Teaching & Education 334594 334522 2024-10-12T16:23:00.864177 2023-09-13T07:09:27.184273 text/html text/html 331381 2009-08-03T13:44:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 898509 2009-08-03T13:48:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 986928 2024-10-12T16:23:09.671125 application/epub+zip 989274 2024-10-12T16:23:04.490155 application/epub+zip 187913 2024-10-12T16:23:02.972122 application/epub+zip 1150773 2024-10-12T16:23:13.557086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1114856 2024-10-12T16:23:08.628127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294127 2022-09-13T16:11:04.185510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294038 293941 2024-10-12T16:22:59.928137 2023-09-13T07:09:26.404256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 293826 2009-08-03T13:44:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106271 2009-08-03T13:48:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 293831 2009-08-03T13:47:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106225 2009-08-03T13:48:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21181 2024-10-12T16:23:13.702064 application/rdf+xml 12334 2024-10-12T16:23:03.558123 image/jpeg 3073 2024-10-12T16:23:03.262126 image/jpeg 976067 2024-10-12T16:23:00.918180 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