Project Gutenberg 2004-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 61 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 7 Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 7" by Mark Twain is a travel narrative written during the late 19th century. In this work, Twain shares observations from his global travels, reflecting on various cultural and social issues encountered along the journey, including education systems and colonial attitudes. The book highlights Twain's unique commentary style—witty, satirical, and often critical of cultural discrepancies. The opening of the narrative sets the tone with a sharp critique of the educational methods both in America and abroad, specifically highlighting the misguided approach to schooling in both India and the United States. Twain discusses a letter he received from a young man in India that illustrates the mismatch between educational aspirations and employment opportunities. He contrasts this societal issue with anecdotes of laughably poor exam answers from students, culminating in a humorous yet poignant examination of education's flaws. Twain argues that a more rational and adaptable educational approach is needed to cater to individual capacities rather than imposing a rigid curriculum that doesn't correspond to students' actual readiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages around the world Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel Equator -- Description and travel G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 221801 213864 2024-10-03T06:42:01.256012 2023-10-03T06:33:03.454107 text/html text/html 205553 2020-12-29T04:41:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1628195 2020-12-29T04:41:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1663451 2024-10-03T06:42:05.450014 application/epub+zip 1666370 2024-10-03T06:42:02.072052 application/epub+zip 137603 2024-10-03T06:42:01.629023 application/epub+zip 1735527 2024-10-03T06:42:08.165486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1710129 2024-10-03T06:42:04.987016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184289 2022-09-03T08:58:10.512243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188490 188483 2024-10-03T06:42:00.611025 2023-10-03T06:33:03.082112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 188308 2020-12-29T04:41:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74345 2020-12-29T04:41:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20118 2024-10-03T06:42:08.293476 application/rdf+xml 12193 2024-10-03T06:42:01.751008 image/jpeg 2025 2024-10-03T06:42:01.688019 image/jpeg 1653257 2024-10-03T06:42:01.377028 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