Address on the Present Condition and Progress of Popular Education in the City of New York (Classic Reprint)

Joseph Edward Simmons

ISBN 10: 1330637038 / ISBN 13: 9781330637036

Published by Forgotten Books, 2015

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Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Address on the Present Condition and Progress of Popular Education in the City of New York (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330637038
• ISBN 13: 9781330637036
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Hervorragend
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Address on the Present Condition and Progress of Popular Education in the City of New York offers a clear look at how the city’s public schools were analyzed, debated, and improved.

This edition presents the speaker’s review of ongoing reforms, budgetary questions, and policy measures designed to strengthen education and civic life in a growing urban landscape.

The text frames practical topics from governance to classroom life, highlighting efforts to raise standards, protect school sites, and expand access through compulsory education. It also covers the challenges of funding, staffing, and facility planning, along with programs like manual training, nautical studies, and the Normal College that support teacher preparation.

• How school administration seeks efficiency, harmony, and accountability in a large urban system.
• Strategies for promoting patriotism, discipline, and engagement within public schooling.
• Experiments in funding, salaries, and governance that shape daily teaching and learning.
• Programs and institutions that aim to prepare students for work, citizenship, and leadership.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of urban education, policy debates, and the evolution of public schooling in the late 19th century.