J. Lockwood
Published: 2015-07-03
Total Pages: 154
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Excerpt from Topical Brief of Swinton's Outlines of History: A Suggestive Analysis for the Use of Pupils in the Preparation and Recitations of Lessons It has been said there is no royal road to learning; but, it may be added, there is a decided preference in the routes to that Delectable Mountain, - some being good, while others are well-nigh impassable. Of the latter sort is, too often, the study of history - a kind of corduroy, and in bad repair at that. If this little book shall prove to be to other classes, as it has been to the author's, a kind of asphaltum road, pleasant to travel over, and admitting of rapid progress, his principal aim in its publication will be accomplished. The Brief is a kind of analysis of Swinton's Outlines of the World's History, paragraph by paragraph, presented suggestively by key-words or phrases taken from the text. Its main purpose is twofold: first, to assist the student to prepare his lesson intelligently, and to remember it; and secondly, to enable him to make a handsome recitation. Besides this main purpose, it has, incidentally, other uses. By setting before the student, in their logical order, the constituent elements of each paragraph, his mind will gradually take on the habit of analyzing the subjects of its thought. If he fully comprehends the analysis presented, and verifies it by the text, he is learning to think in an orderly, logical manner; - and this is a cardinal point in education. 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.