Introduction to the Pedagogy of Herbart

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D.C. Heath & Company, 1894 - Education - 123 pages
 

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Page 113 - It will prove a rare 'find' to teachers who are seeking to ground themselves in the philosophy of their art.
Page 113 - Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men, by all means, endeavor to obtain good customs. Certainly, custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years ; this we call education, which is in effect but early custom.
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Page 108 - He unfolds his subject as a true inductive science, never losing sight of the organic development of mental life. This gives him a great pedagogical significance. Again, he is always interesting. His explanations are lucid, pointed, and self-consistent, while every department of science and of experience has yielded its choicest facts to enrich the contents of the book. The work is especially recommended for normal schools, reading circles, and higher institutions of learning.
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