The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... period , the attempt would have been premature , and consequently unsuccessful . He took several opportunities , however , of suggesting a variety of hints on the necessity of new - modelling and improving the system of education ...
... period , the attempt would have been premature , and consequently unsuccessful . He took several opportunities , however , of suggesting a variety of hints on the necessity of new - modelling and improving the system of education ...
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... period , even after the intro- duction of Christianity among the nations of Europe , the education of the young seems to have been in a great measure neglected . The records of history afford us no details of any particular arrangements ...
... period , even after the intro- duction of Christianity among the nations of Europe , the education of the young seems to have been in a great measure neglected . The records of history afford us no details of any particular arrangements ...
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... period , this law , like many others , was lations connected with the Prussian system never carried into effect ; and , at this mo- of education . Since his return , numerous ment , France , with the exception of Spain schools have been ...
... period , this law , like many others , was lations connected with the Prussian system never carried into effect ; and , at this mo- of education . Since his return , numerous ment , France , with the exception of Spain schools have been ...
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... period , by familiar ex- emples , and which might be rendered both amusing and instructive , without the formality of technical terms , complex rules , or abstract systems ; but to proceed much farther than such easy exercises , before ...
... period , by familiar ex- emples , and which might be rendered both amusing and instructive , without the formality of technical terms , complex rules , or abstract systems ; but to proceed much farther than such easy exercises , before ...
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... period of human existence- but during the whole of that interval which lies between the cradle and the grave . It is a very common but absurd notion , and has been too long acted upon - that the edu- cation of our youth terminates , or ...
... period of human existence- but during the whole of that interval which lies between the cradle and the grave . It is a very common but absurd notion , and has been too long acted upon - that the edu- cation of our youth terminates , or ...
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