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Special Report on the Present State of Education in the United States and Other Countries, and on Compulsory Instruction - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867. Excerpt: ... CHINA. Primary Schools And Government Colleges. There are numerous primary schools in China, supported by the people of a neighborhood who choose to send their children. There are no school-houses, schools being commonly held in a spare hall or room belonging to a private family, or in a part of the village temple. There is no village tax nor any aid from government received for the support of schools. Each parent must pay the teacher for the instruction of his children. Besides these, there are private or family schools, the pupils being few and select, belonging to rich families. In Fuhchau there are no free schools where the pupils can attend without expense for tuition. In former years there were some such schools, sustained principally at the charge of a very wealthy bank. But this bank failed six or eight years ago, at the time of a general panic among banks, and its suspension of business was the signal for the suspension of the various charitable works which it supported. Girls are seldom sent to school or taught to read at home. Education is not regarded as fitting them to fill in a better manner the stations they are expected to occupy. Pupils do not study, in school, books on mathematics, geography, and the natural sciences, but the writings of Confucius and Mencius. These they are required to commit to memory, and recite with their backs toward the book. This is called "backing the book." They are not taught in classes, but each studies the book he pleases, taking a longer or shorter lesson according to his ability. They all study out loud, oftentimes screaming at the top of their voices. They first learn the sounds of the characters, so as to recite them memoriter. After years of study they acquire an insight into their meaning and use. They ...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150708174
- ISBN 13 9781150708176
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages128
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