A practical plan to educate ten thousand poor children, established in county towns and villages, with industry linked to useful knowledge under royal patronage.
This book outlines a method that aims to educate cheaply, while building character and habits through reading, writing, and arithmetic.
It describes how education can be organized beyond city schools, using local schools of industry and shared efforts among clergy, merchants, and patrons. The author discusses the role of religion in shaping honest study, the benefits of simple, scalable teaching methods, and the potential to extend this model to towns across the country.
- How reading, writing, and basic arithmetic can be taught efficiently, with students also becoming teachers.
- Ways to reduce the cost of schooling while expanding access for the poor.
- How schooling can be paired with practical trades and industry to create real pathways to employment.
- Examples of community collaboration, including partnerships between clergy, patrons, and local leaders, to sustain schools.
Ideal for readers interested in educational reform, social welfare, or the history of 19th-century philanthropy and royal patronage.