A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools
A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools

A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

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. 1832. Excerpt: ... SECTION III. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. THE ALPHABET. The Alphabet is taught only in the Third Department of this school, and is confined to the two subdivisions of it which embrace the youngest pupils. There is nothing very peculiar in the methods adopted. The teachers endeavour to render the exercise as agreeable to the pupils as possible; and'for this purpose, care is taken not to dwell too long upon the subject at once, nor to insist in all cases upon the pupil's pronouncing the names of a long list of twenty-six unknown characters at a single lesson. They often confine them to a much smaller number until they become familiar with them, and then proceed to others; thus avoiding the common error of confusing the mind with too many new objects at once. It would be unreasonable, however, to expect a due attention to this subject from a young teacher at the head of forty or fifty, sometimes sixty pupils, most of whom are from three to five years of age. There are excellent plans for teaching the alphabet, which have not yet found their way into many of our schools, but which my limits will not permit me to suggest. They are all, however, based upon the principles, that the child must be pleased with the process, and must perceive that he gains something at every lesson. But the former result depends upon the latter; for unless he is conscious of making progress, no child will long be pleased with himself or his studies. SPELLING. The most common method of teaching this branch here, is that which generally prevails in our schools, and which it is unnecessary to describe in this place. A few improvements have been adopted, among which are the following: 1. Reading aloud the words of the lesson before it is studied; sometimes merely pronouncing the word with di...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217763158
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 28
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217763154
  • Publisher Date: 06 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 68 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools
General Books -
A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

A Historical Description of the First Public School in Hartford, Conn; Now Under the Superintendence of J. Olney with a Particular Account of Its Methods of Instruction and Discipline Accompanied by General Remarks on Common Schools

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!