Seven Laws of Teaching - Hardcover

Gregory, John Milton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801036526 ISBN 13: 9780801036521

Publisher: Baker Pub Group, 1978

Synopsis

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Excerpt: ... Chapter VIII. THE LAW OF REVIEW. I. Let us suppose the ordinary process of teaching to be finished. The teacher and pupil have met and have done their work together. Language freighted with ideas and aided with illustrations has been uttered and understood. Knowledge with its treasures of truth has been thought into the mind of the learner, and it lies there in greater or less completeness, to feed thought, to guide conduct, and to form character. What more is needed? The teacher's task seems ended. But no! The most delicate, if not also the most difficult, work remains to be accomplished. All that has been done lies hidden in the learner's mind, and lies there as a potency rather than a possession. What eye shall penetrate the understanding to determine the clearness and accuracy of the pupil's cognitions? What hand shall nurse into larger growth and into permanent force the ideas he has been led to conceive? What process shall fix into active habits the thought-potencies which have been evolved? It is for this final and finishing work that our seventh and last law provides. This Law of the Test, of the confirmation and ripening of results, may be expressed as follows : -- The completion, test, and confirmation of teaching must be made by reviews. 2. This wording of the law seeks to include the three chief aims of reviews: (1) To perfect knowledge. (2) To confirm knowledge. (3) To render knowledge ready and useful. These three aims, though distinct in idea, are so connected in fact as to be secured by the same process. It would be difficult to overstate the value and importance of this law of reviews. No time in teaching is spent more profitably than that spent in reviewing. Other things being equal, he is the ablest and most successful teacher who secures from his pupils the most ...

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From the Back Cover

John Milton Gregory's clear and concise presentation of the fundamental laws of teaching has been studied and applied in a variety of educational situations, from church schools to in-service programs of prestigious businesses. For generations, teachers have benefited from the solid advice in this book. The frequent reprintings of this classic work, first published in 1884, testify to the timelessness of its contents. Educational fads come and go, but the basic principles of teaching and learning, those discussed in this book, are not subject to the winds of change. "For succinct, usable material on the art of teaching, this book, in our judgment, cannot be surpassed."-The Christlife Magazine "This is one of the most splendid books ever put in print on the art of teaching."-Calvary Bookstore, New York "Here is the psychology of teaching at its best."-The Fellowship Baptist "Teachers will find in this handbook . . . far more practical help than they would find in a more technical presentation."-Review and Expositor "It summarizes beautifully and systematically the seven factors that are present in every instance of true teaching."-The Banner "It will be a wise pastor or Christian education director who will require Sunday school teachers to read this book."-Bibliotheca Sacra "Unexcelled as an aid to teaching any subject whatsoever and any individual or group."-Biblical Research Monthly

About the Author

The life of John Milton Gregory (1822–1898) was marked by a profound love for teaching; he was an educational leader of his generation.

At the age of seventeen, Gregory became a district-school teacher; three years later he enrolled in Union College, New York; and after graduating in 1846 he entered the Christian ministry. In 1852, after a brief pastorate, he left the ministry and was appointed principal of a classical school in Detroit, Michigan. In 1854 he was a founder and the first editor of the "Michigan Journal of Education." In 1858 he was elected state superintendant of public instruction, and in 1864 he became president of Kalamazoo College.

In 1868, however, Dr. Gregory undertook the great work of his life, organizing the newly established Illinois State Industrial University, at Champaign, now called the University of Illinois. In his inaugural address, he stated that the University must offer "a full table spread with every form of human knowledge, and bid freely to the feast."

As the first regent of the University, Gregory provided a "liberal and practical education to the industrial classes." When asked, "What is practical?" he answered, "Brains are practical. The most practical thing on earth is brain power—the power to see, reason, and understand. And so that education is most practical which most develops brain power—power to perceive, judge, and act."

The University of Illinois calls Dr. Gregory the "Father of the University," and as the "Father," Gregory asked that his body be laid to rest within the campus. The school complied with his request; his epitaph says, "If you seek my memorial, look about you."

Edition details

• Publisher: Baker Pub Group
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801036526
• ISBN 13: 9780801036521
• Binding: Hardcover