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Title: A Dominie Dismissed

Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by MWS, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Summary: "A Dominie Dismissed" by Alexander Sutherland Neill is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a schoolmaster, referred to as the Dominie, who faces dismissal due to his unconventional methods of teaching village children, prioritizing play and freedom over traditional discipline. As he navigates his dismissal and return to the village as a cattleman, the narrative explores themes of education, individuality, and authority, particularly through his observations of his successor and the impact of different teaching styles on the children. The opening of the novel introduces the Dominie as he prepares to leave his classroom, reflecting on his relationship with his students and the emotional weight of his impending departure. He expresses fondness for individual children, notably Jim Jackson, and worries about their adjustment to a more authoritarian new teacher named Macdonald. The protagonist's memories reveal the contrast between his nurturing, freedom-based teaching and Macdonald's rigid, disciplined approach, setting the stage for the central conflict of the narrative. The opening scenes are filled with humor, sentimentality, and introspection as the Dominie grapples with loss, identity, and the philosophy of education that he believes in. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973

EBook No.: 57059

Published: Apr 27, 2018

Downloads: 54

Language: English

Subject: Education -- Philosophy

Subject: Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973

Subject: Education -- Scotland

Subject: Teachers -- Scotland -- Biography

LoCC: Education: Individual institutions: Europe

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: A Dominie Dismissed

Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by MWS, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "A Dominie Dismissed" by Alexander Sutherland Neill is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a schoolmaster, referred to as the Dominie, who faces dismissal due to his unconventional methods of teaching village children, prioritizing play and freedom over traditional discipline. As he navigates his dismissal and return to the village as a cattleman, the narrative explores themes of education, individuality, and authority, particularly through his observations of his successor and the impact of different teaching styles on the children. The opening of the novel introduces the Dominie as he prepares to leave his classroom, reflecting on his relationship with his students and the emotional weight of his impending departure. He expresses fondness for individual children, notably Jim Jackson, and worries about their adjustment to a more authoritarian new teacher named Macdonald. The protagonist's memories reveal the contrast between his nurturing, freedom-based teaching and Macdonald's rigid, disciplined approach, setting the stage for the central conflict of the narrative. The opening scenes are filled with humor, sentimentality, and introspection as the Dominie grapples with loss, identity, and the philosophy of education that he believes in. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973

EBook No.: 57059

Published: Apr 27, 2018

Downloads: 54

Language: English

Subject: Education -- Philosophy

Subject: Neill, Alexander Sutherland, 1883-1973

Subject: Education -- Scotland

Subject: Teachers -- Scotland -- Biography

LoCC: Education: Individual institutions: Europe

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.