The American Journal of Education, Volume 11Henry Barnard F.C. Brownell, 1862 - Education |
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... becomes conscious of rationality ; by which , from being merely a creature of sense , he becomes a creature of intellect ; by which , from be- ing merely a seeker of pleasurable sensations , he becomes an admirer of what is beautiful ...
... becomes conscious of rationality ; by which , from being merely a creature of sense , he becomes a creature of intellect ; by which , from be- ing merely a seeker of pleasurable sensations , he becomes an admirer of what is beautiful ...
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... become of man himself , whom these things do now all serve ? See we not plainly , that obedience of creatures unto the law of nature is the stay of the whole world . Of law there can be no less acknowledged , than that her seat is the ...
... become of man himself , whom these things do now all serve ? See we not plainly , that obedience of creatures unto the law of nature is the stay of the whole world . Of law there can be no less acknowledged , than that her seat is the ...
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... become the main stem of the tree , and all the branches it puts forth will be of the right sort . When , on the other hand , a tree is to be grafted at a considerable age , ( which may be very successfully done , ) you have to put on ...
... become the main stem of the tree , and all the branches it puts forth will be of the right sort . When , on the other hand , a tree is to be grafted at a considerable age , ( which may be very successfully done , ) you have to put on ...
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... through the fractional notation , become extremely simple and intelligible , even at a very tender age , when explained by means of visible illustrations . The different objects which have EXERCISES IN PERCEPTION . 25.
... through the fractional notation , become extremely simple and intelligible , even at a very tender age , when explained by means of visible illustrations . The different objects which have EXERCISES IN PERCEPTION . 25.
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... become rap- idly and thoroughly acquainted with the elements of physical geog raphy and the great laws of nature , and be excited , at their entrance upon these studies , by the desire of proceeding farther . When a child has been ...
... become rap- idly and thoroughly acquainted with the elements of physical geog raphy and the great laws of nature , and be excited , at their entrance upon these studies , by the desire of proceeding farther . When a child has been ...
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Page 13 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 327 - That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty house-holders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town (1) Mass. Col. Recs. II. p. 203. to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Page 12 - The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the neerest by possessing our souls of true vertue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest • perfection.
Page 13 - ... a languishing faintness begin to stand and to rest himself; if the moon should wander from her beaten way, the times and seasons of the year blend themselves by disordered and confused mixture, the winds breathe out their last gasp, the clouds yield no rain, the earth be defeated of heavenly influence, the fruits of the earth pine away as children at the withered breasts of their mother no longer able to yield them relief; what would become of man himself, whom these things now do all serve ?...
Page 327 - We do not, indeed, expect all men to be philosophers or statesmen ; but we confidently trust, and our expectation of the duration of our system of government rests on that trust, that by the diffusion of general knowledge and good and virtuous sentiments, the political fabric may be secure, as well against open violence and overthrow, as against the slow, but sure, undermining of licentiousness.
Page 12 - I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices both private and public of peace and war.
Page 16 - If my reader will give me leave to change the allusion so soon upon him, I shall make use of the same instance to illustrate the force of education, which Aristotle has brought to explain his doctrine of substantial forms, when he tells us that a statue lies hid in a block of marble ; and that the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish. The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it.
Page 327 - For the purpose of public instruction, we hold every man subject to taxation, in proportion to his property, and we look not to the question, whether he, himself, have, or have not, children to be benefited by the education for which he pays. We regard it as a wise and liberal system of police, by which property, and life, and the peace of society are secured.
Page 16 - I CONSIDER a human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties; until the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot, and vein that runs through the body of it.
Page 16 - The philosopher, the saint, or the hero, the wise, the good, or the great man, ve'ry often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian, which a proper education might have disinterred, and have brought to light.