Means and Ends of Education - Softcover
By J. L. Spalding
CS124B
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by J. L. Spalding, Bishop of Peoria
"The question of education is considered from a practical rather than from a theoretical point of view, and public sentiment on the subject may be embodied in the following words: The civilized world now recognizes the necessity of popular education. In a government of the people, such as this is, intelligence should be universal. In such a government, to be ignorant is not merely to be weak, it is also to be dangerous to the common welfare; for the ignorant are not only the victims of circumstances, they are the instruments which unscrupulous and designing men make use of, to taint the source of political authority and to thwart the will of the people. To protect itself, the State is forced to establish schools and to see that all acquire at least the rudiments of letters. This is so plain a case that argument becomes ridiculous. They who doubt the good of knowledge are not to be reasoned with, and in America not to see that it is necessary, is to know nothing of our political, commercial, and social life."
CONTENTS. I TRUTH AND LOVE II. TRUTH AND LOVE (Continued) III. THE MAKING OF ONE'S SELF IV. WOMAN AND EDUCATION V. THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION VI. THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT IN EDUCATION VII. THE HIGHER EDUCATION V. THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION VI. THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT IN EDUCATION VII. THE HIGHER EDUCATION
Paperback: 182 pages
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
"The question of education is considered from a practical rather than from a theoretical point of view, and public sentiment on the subject may be embodied in the following words: The civilized world now recognizes the necessity of popular education. In a government of the people, such as this is, intelligence should be universal. In such a government, to be ignorant is not merely to be weak, it is also to be dangerous to the common welfare; for the ignorant are not only the victims of circumstances, they are the instruments which unscrupulous and designing men make use of, to taint the source of political authority and to thwart the will of the people. To protect itself, the State is forced to establish schools and to see that all acquire at least the rudiments of letters. This is so plain a case that argument becomes ridiculous. They who doubt the good of knowledge are not to be reasoned with, and in America not to see that it is necessary, is to know nothing of our political, commercial, and social life."
CONTENTS. I TRUTH AND LOVE II. TRUTH AND LOVE (Continued) III. THE MAKING OF ONE'S SELF IV. WOMAN AND EDUCATION V. THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION VI. THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT IN EDUCATION VII. THE HIGHER EDUCATION V. THE SCOPE OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATION VI. THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT IN EDUCATION VII. THE HIGHER EDUCATION
Paperback: 182 pages
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches