The Essentials of Character: A Practical Study of the Aim of Moral Education (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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A practical guide to shaping character through education that works in classrooms and homes.
This concise book argues that character develops through natural tendencies and the right supportive training. It blends theory with practical steps for parents, teachers, and other influences on a child’s growth.
This edition draws on early 20th‑century ideas about the central aim of education: cultivating honesty, industry, courage, kindness, and other universal traits. It shows how to observe a child’s inner impulses, guide their development, and use daily life—home, school, and community—as a workshop for character. The author emphasizes balance: honor individuality while reinforcing essential human qualities that help individuals and society thrive.- Understand native tendencies and how they shape learning and conduct
- Learn how parents and teachers can mediate impulses to form lasting habits
- Explore practical methods for encouraging virtues like truthfulness, self-control, and compassion
- See how routine activities, reading, music, art, and outdoor life contribute to character
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a philosophical study of the genesis of character, explaining the profound role that native impulses play in the formation of a person's morality. The author emphasizes that a clear understanding of these impulses and how they can be refined through cultivation is essential for caregivers and anyone influencing the growth of a child. The author demonstrates that character arises out of these impulses, through organization, coordination, and enlightenment. Consequently, moral education must strive to connect with these sources of power by directing the impulses of nature into the service of human ideals. Ultimately, the author argues that a person without character is far less than human: and a man of character is a man in the fullest sense. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331019046_0
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