Project Gutenberg 2015-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 77 Osborn, Henry Fairfield 1857 1935 Osborn, Henry F. (Henry Fairfield) 11000824 Huxley and education Address at the Opening of the College Year, Columbia University, September 28, 1910 E-text prepared by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Huxley and education" by Henry Fairfield Osborn is a scholarly address given at the opening of the college year at Columbia University in the early 20th century. This book serves as an educational essay reflecting on the philosophies of science and education, particularly through the lens of the life and teachings of Thomas Henry Huxley. The address presents a strong argument for the need for productive thinking and personal expression in education, emphasizing that true education should go beyond rote memorization to foster original and critical thought. In this address, Osborn reflects on Huxley’s philosophy of education, arguing for the importance of "productive thinking" as the central component of an effective educational system. He critiques the traditional focus on passive learning and advocates for active engagement in the learning process, drawing parallels between educational evolution and biological acceleration. By sharing his views on the education of American students versus their British counterparts, he underscores the necessity of fostering individuality and critical reasoning. Osborn encourages students to embrace their innate creativity and pursue knowledge by actively participating in their education, ultimately leading to personal growth and societal contribution. He encapsulates his ideas in seven fundamental principles that he believes should guide a liberal education and the development of a productive mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 LB Text Browsing: History - Schools & Universities Browsing: Teaching & Education 64535 64253 2024-09-21T05:12:57.562100 2023-09-21T14:59:25.567438 text/html text/html 62080 2015-10-29T20:59:46 text/html 147961 2015-10-29T21:01:39 text/html application/zip 152892 2024-09-21T05:12:59.660076 application/epub+zip 151128 2024-09-21T05:12:58.045061 application/epub+zip 82164 2024-09-21T05:12:57.776098 application/epub+zip 182357 2024-09-21T05:13:01.080057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172493 2024-09-21T05:12:59.422095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103924 2022-09-22T17:50:37.134531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53393 53163 2024-09-21T05:12:57.378068 2023-09-21T14:59:25.327456 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53455 2015-10-29T21:00:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21143 2015-10-29T21:04:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 53467 2015-10-29T21:00:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21136 2015-10-29T21:04:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20445 2024-09-21T05:13:01.207043 application/rdf+xml 12436 2024-09-21T05:12:57.852067 image/jpeg 1927 2024-09-21T05:12:57.809055 image/jpeg 150095 2024-09-21T05:12:57.575064 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