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Plan Of Education.
these kinds being improper for a boy , his studies will be more confined ; but they will be more instructive and more useful . His acquaintance with natural objects , and the changes which are made upon them by art , is now to be extended . And as language is the channel by which we communicate our thoughts to one another , the study of the English language is to be carried forward and completed . The languages of ancient Greece and Rome , and especially the latter , ought
likewise to be studied , if , . beside other advantages , we would attain a nice discernment of the propriety of idiom and beauties of style , or even acquire an exact and grammatical knowledge of our mother tongue . But a critical taste of this kind does not seem to be necessary in- every station ; nor do the circumstances of mankind allow the privilege of a classical education to be equally enjoyed by all . But , as was observed before , a boy , even of the lowest rank , ought to have a
liberal education , if his genius be extraordinary . Misled by appearances , we are apt to make a wrong estimate of the trades or occupations of mankind . Those which minister to luxury are more esteemed and encouraged in the world than those which furnish the necessaries of life . But , without shewing a contempt of any that require no bad qualities of the heart , we should value those which are most useful , ingeniousand independent .
, As every man , without exception , owes his labour to society , and cannot be trained up with the same ease when advanced in life , it is during this period chiefly that he ought to qualify himself for a liberal profession , or begin to learn a trade . He ought to consider that he is born for the public good . The more he consecrates his cares to the public good ! , the happier and the more clear-sighted he will be . It
is selfishness that blinds the understanding , by contracting the heart . A young man should therefore accustom himself to do all the good actions in his power ; to make the interest of the indigent his own ; to assist them with his money and his counsel ; to be tender-hearted ; to love peace , and . reconcile those that are at variance ; to comfort the afflicted ; to relieve the oppressed . He should be taught to extend his benevolence to all mankind and , in the exercise of the social and generous affections , he should be warned not to transgress that first and most important precept , which we have formerly recommended ; not
to hurt one , while he serves another . His duty to God ought to be the leading principle of all he does : he ought to worshi p God in spirit and in truth , and he should study , in every thing he undertakes , to approve himself to him with simplicity and integrity of heart .. But his duty to God , as well as to his nei ghbour , will be more fully explained in the following part of this work .
Plan of fcud y at fchool . The first literary attempt of children , in this island , ought to be the study of the English language . Before this be begun , the child should be capable of a full and clear articulation , without drawling ; alid to propriety of pronunciation , as far as circumstances permit , he should
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Plan Of Education.
these kinds being improper for a boy , his studies will be more confined ; but they will be more instructive and more useful . His acquaintance with natural objects , and the changes which are made upon them by art , is now to be extended . And as language is the channel by which we communicate our thoughts to one another , the study of the English language is to be carried forward and completed . The languages of ancient Greece and Rome , and especially the latter , ought
likewise to be studied , if , . beside other advantages , we would attain a nice discernment of the propriety of idiom and beauties of style , or even acquire an exact and grammatical knowledge of our mother tongue . But a critical taste of this kind does not seem to be necessary in- every station ; nor do the circumstances of mankind allow the privilege of a classical education to be equally enjoyed by all . But , as was observed before , a boy , even of the lowest rank , ought to have a
liberal education , if his genius be extraordinary . Misled by appearances , we are apt to make a wrong estimate of the trades or occupations of mankind . Those which minister to luxury are more esteemed and encouraged in the world than those which furnish the necessaries of life . But , without shewing a contempt of any that require no bad qualities of the heart , we should value those which are most useful , ingeniousand independent .
, As every man , without exception , owes his labour to society , and cannot be trained up with the same ease when advanced in life , it is during this period chiefly that he ought to qualify himself for a liberal profession , or begin to learn a trade . He ought to consider that he is born for the public good . The more he consecrates his cares to the public good ! , the happier and the more clear-sighted he will be . It
is selfishness that blinds the understanding , by contracting the heart . A young man should therefore accustom himself to do all the good actions in his power ; to make the interest of the indigent his own ; to assist them with his money and his counsel ; to be tender-hearted ; to love peace , and . reconcile those that are at variance ; to comfort the afflicted ; to relieve the oppressed . He should be taught to extend his benevolence to all mankind and , in the exercise of the social and generous affections , he should be warned not to transgress that first and most important precept , which we have formerly recommended ; not
to hurt one , while he serves another . His duty to God ought to be the leading principle of all he does : he ought to worshi p God in spirit and in truth , and he should study , in every thing he undertakes , to approve himself to him with simplicity and integrity of heart .. But his duty to God , as well as to his nei ghbour , will be more fully explained in the following part of this work .
Plan of fcud y at fchool . The first literary attempt of children , in this island , ought to be the study of the English language . Before this be begun , the child should be capable of a full and clear articulation , without drawling ; alid to propriety of pronunciation , as far as circumstances permit , he should