Project Gutenberg 2009-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 127 Gorst, Harold Edward 1868 1950 03002135 The Curse of Education Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Curse of Education" by Harold Edward Gorst is a critical examination of educational systems, likely written in the early 20th century. The work explores the detrimental effects of formal education on individuality and genius, arguing that conventional teaching methods promote mediocrity rather than fostering real intellectual growth. Gorst contends that the rigid frameworks of these educational structures crush natural abilities and degrade the potential of individuals. The opening of the book sets the stage for Gorst's argument by presenting the idea that education is transforming humanity into a product of standardized instruction instead of nurturing unique talents. He criticizes the uniformity imposed by the educational system, suggesting that it creates a generation of individuals lacking creativity and initiative. The author illustrates the issue with examples from various professions, demonstrating that those who rise through the ranks often do so not out of meritocracy but rather through a system that emphasizes rote memorization and compliance over critical thinking and innovation. This introduction clearly lays the groundwork for a broader critique of societal values as shaped by educational policies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 259470 259471 2024-11-12T16:08:11.519461 2023-09-13T07:15:38.271323 text/html text/html 258210 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 92111 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169742 2024-11-12T16:08:17.570431 application/epub+zip 170917 2024-11-12T16:08:13.589462 application/epub+zip 170917 2024-11-12T16:08:12.228464 application/epub+zip 324692 2024-11-12T16:08:20.810379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298663 2024-11-12T16:08:16.800467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258456 2022-09-13T16:20:32.921680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236813 236609 2024-11-12T16:08:10.989464 2023-09-13T07:15:37.876304 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236625 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87577 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236627 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87543 2009-08-07T13:08:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20903 2024-11-12T16:08:20.939398 application/rdf+xml 13298 2024-11-12T16:08:12.923445 image/jpeg 3756 2024-11-12T16:08:12.645530 image/jpeg 159639 2024-11-12T16:08:11.541457 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