The Educational Ideal: An Outline of Its Growth in Modern TimesD. C. Heath & Company, 1896 - 262 sider The author provides a sketch of the development and philosophical underpinnings of the educational ideal. |
Andre udgaver - Se alle
Almindelige termer og sætninger
advance attained Bacon believed century child Church civilization Comenius Compayré Descartes divine doctrine educa educational ideal Émile Essay eternal evil false Fénelon force France Francis Bacon Froebel Gargantua genius Greek growth human ideas Idols influence intellectual Jansenists Jean-Jacques Jesuits knowledge Latin Laurie learning letters Locke Locke's Luther Madame Madame de Genlis Madame de Maintenon Madame de Staël mankind matter means mental methods mind modern Montaigne moral nature Necker never Orbis Pictus Päd Paris pedagogic perfect Pestalozzi philosophy Port Royal Port-Roy principles progress pupils Rabelais Rabelais's rational reform Renaissance Rousseau says scholasticism sense social society Society of Jesus soul Spedding spirit taught teachers teaching thee things thou thought tion to-day true truth tutor understanding universal virtue wholly women words writings youth Yverdun
Populære passager
Side 53 - For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
Side 117 - As the strength of the body lies chiefly in being able to endure hardships, so also does that of the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations, and purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way.
Side 107 - Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge ? To this I answer in one word, from experience ; in that all our knowledge is founded, and from that it ultimately derives itself.
Side 53 - But as both heaven and earth do conspire and contribute to the use and benefit of man ; so the end ought to be, from both philosophies to separate and reject vain speculations, and whatsoever is empty and void, and to preserve and augment whatsoever is solid and fruitful...
Side 48 - For man is but the servant and interpreter of nature : what he does and what he knows is only what he has observed of nature's order in fact or in thought ; beyond this he knows nothing and can do nothing. For the chain of causes cannot by any force be loosqd or broken, nor can nature be commanded except by being obeyed.
Side 27 - Lyceum all for the gown, this institution of breeding which I here delineate shall be equally good both for peace and war. Therefore about an hour and a half ere they eat at noon should be allowed them for exercise, and due rest afterwards...
Side 49 - On the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science since the Revival of letters in Europe.
Side 114 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.
Side 27 - The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and convenient rest before meat, may, both with profit and delight, be taken up in recreating and composing their travailed spirits with the solemn and divine harmonies of music, heard or learned; either whilst the skilful organist plies his grave and fancied descant in lofty fugues, or the whole symphony with artful and unimaginable touches adorn and grace the well-studied chords of some choice composer...
Side 26 - ... fear, if need be, but chiefly by his own example, might in a short space gain them to an incredible diligence and courage, infusing into their young...