Edward Brooks
Published: 2015-09-27
Total Pages: 72
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Excerpt from Syllabus of a Course in Pedagogy: Embracing Educational Psychology, Methods of Teaching, School Economy, and History of Education This syllabus of a general course in Pedagogy has been prepared for a two-fold purpose. First, it is designed as a basis of lectures by the Superintendent to the teachers of Philadelphia on the science and art of Teaching. Second, it is also intended as a suggestion or a guide to such teachers of the city as may desire to continue their educational reading or who may wish to make a more thorough study of Pedagogy than they have hitherto done. It is to be understood that it is merely a syllabus, though a comprehensive one, and aims to suggest only the leading ideas of pedagogical thought and practice. Details are to be supplied and variations made by the individual student as may be thought desirable. While it is believed that the principles presented embrace all the leading ideas of the great thinkers on educational subjects, from the earliest times to the present day, these are not to be regarded as exhaustive of the subject, but merely suggestive of general lines of thought upon the topics considered. Teachers will remember also that many principles, no matter how broad or comprehensive, will need judicious modification in order to adapt them to the various cases that arise in the actual work of the school-room. It is suggested that the principles given be carefully scrutinized and criticised by those who may examine them, and especially by those who may be guided in their studies by this syllabus. Every professionally educated teacher should have in his mind some such outline of the theory and practice of teaching as is here presented; and it is hoped that these outlines may be at least suggestive of a scheme of educational doctrine worthy of the claim of the possibility of a Profession of Teaching. 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.
