Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 7The Association, 1863 - Education |
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... language , just as in hear , deep , and in a thousand other words in the language , a , e , or one of the other vowels has been inserted . This pronunciation , however , has nearly pass- ed away . The second mode is nee - ther . This ...
... language , just as in hear , deep , and in a thousand other words in the language , a , e , or one of the other vowels has been inserted . This pronunciation , however , has nearly pass- ed away . The second mode is nee - ther . This ...
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... language , both in speaking and writing , and to abandon , as early as possible , any use of slang words and phrases . The longer they live , the more difficult the acquisition of correct lan- guage will be ; and if the golden age of ...
... language , both in speaking and writing , and to abandon , as early as possible , any use of slang words and phrases . The longer they live , the more difficult the acquisition of correct lan- guage will be ; and if the golden age of ...
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... language is to be spelled with readiness , and the principles and rules which govern English or- thography are to be understood . In Reading , passages of different styles , in prose and verse , are to be read without hesitation , in a ...
... language is to be spelled with readiness , and the principles and rules which govern English or- thography are to be understood . In Reading , passages of different styles , in prose and verse , are to be read without hesitation , in a ...
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... language and aptness to teach , he should be able to de- fine or explain any ordinary word proposed to him . Other ... Languages . It is true , that the mastery of even the one half of this list , will require years of study ; but it is ...
... language and aptness to teach , he should be able to de- fine or explain any ordinary word proposed to him . Other ... Languages . It is true , that the mastery of even the one half of this list , will require years of study ; but it is ...
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... Language in the Michigan Normal School . We trust that as many as possible of our best teachers will be on the ground early enough to be present at the Primary Convention of County Superintendents , called by Mr. PICKARD , and that ...
... Language in the Michigan Normal School . We trust that as many as possible of our best teachers will be on the ground early enough to be present at the Primary Convention of County Superintendents , called by Mr. PICKARD , and that ...
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Page 228 - But religion, morality and knowledge, being essentially necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of instruction shall forever be encouraged by legislative provision, not inconsistent with the rights of conscience.
Page 81 - And children from their mothers knees are pulling at the weeds, And learning how to reap and sow, against their country's needs; And a farewell group stands weeping at every cottage door, We are coming. Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more.
Page 329 - University shall be to provide the inhabitants of the state with the means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the various branches of literature, science and the arts.
Page 232 - ... instruction, we seek, as far as possible, to purify the whole moral atmosphere; to keep good sentiments uppermost, and to turn the strong current of feeling and opinion, as well as the censures of the law and the denunciations of religion, against immorality and crime. We hope for a security beyond the law, and above the law, in the prevalence of an enlightened and well-principled moral sentiment.
Page 104 - There is no office higher than that of a teacher of youth; for there is nothing on earth so precious as the mind, soul, character of the child. No office should be regarded with greater respect. The first minds in the community should be encouraged to assume it. Parents should do all but impoverish themselves, to induce such to become the guardians and guides of their children.
Page 109 - W. on a square piece of paper, and perhaps think that the United States are about as large as the paper they learn from. When I was in the College of Neufcha'tel, I desired to introduce such a method of teaching geography. I was told it could not be done, and my request to be allowed to instruct the youngest children in the institution was refused. I resorted to another means, and took my own children — my oldest a boy of six years, and my girls, four and a half and two and a half years old —...
Page 253 - An appalling chapter might be written on the evils, the almost inevitable results of neglecting to provide these indispensable appendages to school houses in our State.
Page 81 - You have called us, and we're coming, by Richmond's bloody tide To lay us down, for Freedom's sake, our brothers' bones beside, Or from foul treason's savage grasp to wrench the murderous blade, And in the face of foreign foes its fragments to parade. Six hundred thousand loyal men and true have gone before: We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more!
Page 193 - Oriel, in which it was predicted that, if Mr. Arnold were elected to the head-mastership of Rugby, he would change the face of education all through the public schools of England.
Page 110 - Natural History, I have already said, should be taught from objects and not from books, and you see at once that this requires teachers who know these objects, and not merely teachers who can read and see whether the lesson set has been committed faithfully to memory. The teacher must know these objecte before he can teach them.