Author: William Wilson Hunter

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-13

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781330058503

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Excerpt from State Education for the People No doubt many persons who open these pages will be surprised to find that the first subject of which they treat, is one of the most dry and hackneyed that could have been selected, but a moment's reflection will show that it possesses the most widespread interest, and is of universal application. In its modern forms the question of Education enters into every phase of human intelligence, and into all the conditions of man's welfare and prosperity. It nearly affects religion, war, material industries and commerce, abstract science, and every form and aspect of civilised life. Theologians are wrangling over "secular" or "denominational," "free" or "assisted" education; military authorities abroad and at home are trying to make every man in the ranks into a General, or at least to tench him to comprehend and use all the improved anus and methods by which he is to accomplish the destruction of his fellow-men; capitalists and artisans arc watching with anxiety, and sometimes with jealousy and apprehension, that "technical" instruction which is to revolutionize their industries, and perhaps change their relative spheres of influence; young men of one nationality, aided by superior commercial and linguistic training, and by the modern facilities for locomotion, arc pressing hard upon the less highly favoured youths and men of other lands, and are slowly but surely supplanting them in their privileged position. The children of artisans and retail traders, in increasing numbers, are joining the ranks of teachers, investigators, and inventors; even man's helpmate, Woman, is entering the field as a rival of her lord and master, whilst whole peoples who are emerging from barbarism, or beginning to realise the gloom of idolatry and superstition, and more particularly those nations which are tasting the first-fruits of political freedom, are turning their faces towards the light of Western Education for mental guidance and material advancement. 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.

Download or read book State Education for the People written by William Wilson Hunter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-13 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Education for the People No doubt many persons who open these pages will be surprised to find that the first subject of which they treat, is one of the most dry and hackneyed that could have been selected, but a moment's reflection will show that it possesses the most widespread interest, and is of universal application. In its modern forms the question of Education enters into every phase of human intelligence, and into all the conditions of man's welfare and prosperity. It nearly affects religion, war, material industries and commerce, abstract science, and every form and aspect of civilised life. Theologians are wrangling over "secular" or "denominational," "free" or "assisted" education; military authorities abroad and at home are trying to make every man in the ranks into a General, or at least to tench him to comprehend and use all the improved anus and methods by which he is to accomplish the destruction of his fellow-men; capitalists and artisans arc watching with anxiety, and sometimes with jealousy and apprehension, that "technical" instruction which is to revolutionize their industries, and perhaps change their relative spheres of influence; young men of one nationality, aided by superior commercial and linguistic training, and by the modern facilities for locomotion, arc pressing hard upon the less highly favoured youths and men of other lands, and are slowly but surely supplanting them in their privileged position. The children of artisans and retail traders, in increasing numbers, are joining the ranks of teachers, investigators, and inventors; even man's helpmate, Woman, is entering the field as a rival of her lord and master, whilst whole peoples who are emerging from barbarism, or beginning to realise the gloom of idolatry and superstition, and more particularly those nations which are tasting the first-fruits of political freedom, are turning their faces towards the light of Western Education for mental guidance and material advancement. 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.