The Meaning of Infancy

The Meaning of Infancy

The Meaning of InfancyThe new significance of education The last century has witnessed an unprecedented development in...
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Author: Fiske, John,1842-1901
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The Meaning of Infancy

The Meaning of Infancy

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The Meaning of Infancy

CHF 11.73 CHF 5.86
Author: Fiske, John,1842-1901
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Meaning of Infancy

The new significance of education The last century has witnessed an unprecedented development in the significance of education. One direct consequence has been an increased reverence for childhood. In this movement which has increased the dignity of children and schools, two large forces have been at work,one social and the other scientific. The growth of the democratic spirit among men and institutions has made the education of children a public necessity, and lifted the school to a position of high social importance. The application of the theory of evolution to man and his life has revealed human infancy as one of the largest factors making for the superiority of man in the struggle for existence, and given to childhood a vast biological importance. The necessities of democracy and the truths of science, acting more or less independently of each other, have given to education a breadth of meaning which it did not possess before. They have shown that infancy is the largest opportunity and education the most powerful instrument for the conscious adjustment of man to the physical and social world in which he lives. Democracy changes the function of schools ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 12359
Author: Fiske, John
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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