The Principles And Practice Of Common-School Education - Softcover

James Currie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371306124 ISBN 13: 9780371306123

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

"The Principles And Practice Of Common-School Education" by James Currie. Part 3 presents a comprehensive, stage-by-stage manual for forming elementary education in 19th-century Britain. It outlines practical methods for organizing schools, including varied classroom models (graded, monitorial, pupil-teacher, and tripartite layouts), as well as rules for furniture, space, lighting, and supervision to minimize distraction and enable quick transitions. The volume covers time-tables, attendance and registration practices, and the use of systematic records to support funding, inspections, and parental communication. It details building layouts, apparatus, and the integration of core subjects with language, drawing, arithmetic, and moral education, emphasizing observation, oral practice, and teacher-led demonstration. Core themes include discipline through moral incentives, the teacher as a moral exemplar, and the alignment of instruction with social and religious aims. Designed for teachers and inspectors in common/board schools, the work advocates standardized methods, careful correction, and the holistic development of pupil character alongside academic skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371306124
• ISBN 13: 9780371306123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536