The American Teacher (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The American Teacher President of Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Observations on the Preparation, the Training, the Authorization, the Status, and the Prospects of the American Teacher in the American School. 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.




Lies My Teacher Told Me


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Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.




The American Spirit in Education


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Excerpt from The American Spirit in Education: A Chronicle of Great Teachers I N ot every parent could furnish the means for pri vate teaching, and not all the towns were equally forward in establishing free schools. 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.




The Making of an American School-Teacher


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In this 1913 memoir, Forrest Crissey recounts his experiences as a schoolteacher in small-town America at the turn of the twentieth century. Crissey offers a detailed and engaging account of the challenges and rewards of teaching, including his efforts to introduce new ideas and progressive pedagogical techniques. The book is a valuable historical document, providing insight into the history of education and the experiences of teachers in early twentieth-century America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




MAKING OF AN AMER SCHOOL-TEACH


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The American Teacher's Lessons of Instruction (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The American Teacher's Lessons of Instruction A sentiments thus engrafted in the Constitution of any community seldom fails to enlist the best energies of its immediate friends, whilst it wins the efforts of each successive age to preserve it unimpaired, as it is handed down, the sure guarantee of domestic happiness and public tranquility. 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.




The Classroom Teacher, at Work in American Schools (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from The Classroom Teacher, at Work in American Schools There is no reason to classify books as of higher or lower degree in a professional series. The teaching of beginning reading, the standards to be maintained in erecting school buildings and in their equipment, the organization of the supervisory and administrative staff, the control of public schools by a board of education that operates under a state law all are important in the equipment of a teacher charged with the education of a child in the first grade. If the school system is weak in any of these particulars. 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.




American Pedagogy


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Excerpt from American Pedagogy: Education, the School, and the Teacher, in American Literature Academies in England and France, 491 Dissenters, 417. Female, 429. Defoe's Projects, 426. Military, 428. English Lang'ge, Music, 422. 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.




Fifty Years a Teacher (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Fifty Years a Teacher The chapters which make up this sketch were written at request of the editor for The School Bulletin, and attracted so wide and so favorable attention that by consent of the author they are republished in this form. Few New York teachers have had so long, so varied, so creditable, and so influential a career as Mr. Whitney, and it is felt that this record of his services is of value not only to his friends as a personal remembrance, but to the public as giving glimpses of the educational history of New York during the past half century. 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.