The Problem in the South (Classic Reprint): An Address Before the Southern Educational Association, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28, 1901: An Address Before ... S. C., Dec. 28, 1901 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Dabney, Charles William

 
9781334672026: The Problem in the South (Classic Reprint): An Address Before the Southern Educational Association, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28, 1901: An Address Before ... S. C., Dec. 28, 1901 (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

A bold address on how the South can educate its people for real life. It argues that universal, practical schooling is the key to future progress.

The speaker examines what really constitutes the commonwealth and why education matters for every generation. He argues that education should fit a person’s nature and life, not just tradition or class. The aim is a practical, industrially oriented education that serves rural families as well as townspeople.



Readers will see a frank look at the South’s schools around 1900: enrollment, attendance, and literacy gaps, especially among white and black children. The talk highlights how school buildings, teacher salaries, and days in class affect learning. It also links education to farming, roads, and agricultural improvement as essential for funding good schools.




  • An overview of who attends school and how many actually stay in class.

  • Evidence on the state of rural education and the need for industrial training.

  • How agriculture and infrastructure influence educational prosperity.

  • Arguments for a broader, life-ready education beyond rote basics.



Ideal for readers of educational history and the South’s development in the early 20th century.

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Excerpt from The Problem in the South: An Address Before the Southern Educational Association, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28, 1901

I To give to every citizen the information he needs for the transaction of his own business.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Problem in the South: An Address Before the Southern Educational Association, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28, 1901

Nothing could be more erroneous than the common impression in the South that the public school is a northern or New England invention. The fact is, that Thomas J efferson was the first conspicuous advocate in this country of free education in common schools supported by local taxation as well as of state aid to higher institutions of learning. To him the schoolhouse was the fountain head of happiness, prosperity and good gov ernment, and education was the holy cause to which he devoted the best thought and efforts of his life. According to Jefferson, the objects of the public school were: I To give to every citizen the information he needs for the transaction of his own business.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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9780267394036: The Problem in the South: An Address Before the Southern Educational Association, Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28, 1901 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  0267394039 ISBN 13:  9780267394036
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2018
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