The Order and Method of Instructing Children: With Strictures on the Modern System of Education (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Crabb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484853813 ISBN 13: 9780484853811

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This classic work questions how children are taught and argues for a method that warms thinking, not just memorizing.

This edition presents George Crabb’s later critique of traditional schooling and his call for an education that strengthens reasoning, observation, and the power to think for oneself. It emphasizes moving beyond rote learning to develop the mind’s faculties, with attention to how children perceive substances, modes, and language. The work argues for a more deliberate, inquiry‑driven approach that treats education as a practical science rather than mere instruction in memory.

Readers will encounter Crabb’s ideas on shaping young minds through disciplined study, structured language work, and the integration of philosophy with early learning. The text invites teachers and parents to consider how early habits of thought form lifelong capacities for judgment and virtue.

• A critique of superficial knowledge and the link between how lessons are taught and how well they are learned
• Guidance on combining observation, reasoning, and language to build understanding
• Foundational ideas about structuring early education to cultivate thinking, not just information
• Practical implications for how to approach grammar, logic, and the use of examples with learners

Ideal for readers interested in the history of education, pedagogical philosophy, and methods that aim to strengthen thinkers from a young age.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484853813
• ISBN 13: 9780484853811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216