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On Education.
clever man , provided he be not an honest one , his talents will only make him so much the more dangerous , in proportion , as he possesses them ; if the present subject had been to discuss on the preference of private or public education , I think the balance would be considerably in favor of the former , though I am aware there are and have been a considerable number of arguments used against private tuitionbut upon a analysis they fall to the
, proper ground . In a city like London , though the parents can afford it , perhaps some do not like the trouble , aiid some the expence , of a home education ; when they get to the day-school , there are perhaps one hundred boys , and two persons to teach them , I need not make any calculation to tell any one that moral learning cannot thrive there
, because it is impossible in the nature of things ; although the number of boys is so great , it does not reward the master or assistant sufficiently , provided they are fit for such a task , by reason of the low rate at which they are paid , which makes it a great reason why arithmetic forms so uncommonly . large a portion of their time , because it does not want personal attendance ; a great sujferfiuity might be cut off in the article of numbers . Is your son to be a mathematician , this is not the place for it ' s perfection ; but if he
is to be a tradesman , which we will suppose to be the case , all the arithmetic which he would want mi ght be acquired in three quarters of a year , by proper application ; the remaining time mi ght be . dedicated to noble employment , such as proper selections of biographic history , which would elevate the mind and improve the ideas ; for to what purpose is a youth spending his afternoon in searching how many times a wheel turns from hence to York & cAnd to what
, . end is fine writing , except to destroy that time which might be made a better use of ; but this cannot be done until a proper regulation takes place , and teaching becomes a creditable , instead of a Jiacknied employment . The parents of the scholars frequently say , why has not your master taught you better ? but the reason is very obvious , and it is wonder he is
a taught at all . If we calculate 100 boys , at two persons to instruct them , we shall find that there absolutely is not above three minutes allowed to instruct each boy ; this fully shews the absolute benefit that would flow from a national plan of education ; it is a care that every father owes , first to himself , and next to hiscountry , to see his son well educated ; itisa benefit to the nation at large , and not tp one in particular , when it ' s inhabitants are enlightened : seminaries for education should undergo a thorough investigation , especially in London ; there are a number of men ° of
great talents , WHO , under a parochial , or national regulation , would be capable of superintending , with propriety , the education of the capital , and I doubt not it ' s effects-would be soon felt in the genera ! manners of youth ; I have a plan which I will submit to the public in your " magazine , in the mean time I hope to see from somg iafcier hand abetter investigation , '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Education.
clever man , provided he be not an honest one , his talents will only make him so much the more dangerous , in proportion , as he possesses them ; if the present subject had been to discuss on the preference of private or public education , I think the balance would be considerably in favor of the former , though I am aware there are and have been a considerable number of arguments used against private tuitionbut upon a analysis they fall to the
, proper ground . In a city like London , though the parents can afford it , perhaps some do not like the trouble , aiid some the expence , of a home education ; when they get to the day-school , there are perhaps one hundred boys , and two persons to teach them , I need not make any calculation to tell any one that moral learning cannot thrive there
, because it is impossible in the nature of things ; although the number of boys is so great , it does not reward the master or assistant sufficiently , provided they are fit for such a task , by reason of the low rate at which they are paid , which makes it a great reason why arithmetic forms so uncommonly . large a portion of their time , because it does not want personal attendance ; a great sujferfiuity might be cut off in the article of numbers . Is your son to be a mathematician , this is not the place for it ' s perfection ; but if he
is to be a tradesman , which we will suppose to be the case , all the arithmetic which he would want mi ght be acquired in three quarters of a year , by proper application ; the remaining time mi ght be . dedicated to noble employment , such as proper selections of biographic history , which would elevate the mind and improve the ideas ; for to what purpose is a youth spending his afternoon in searching how many times a wheel turns from hence to York & cAnd to what
, . end is fine writing , except to destroy that time which might be made a better use of ; but this cannot be done until a proper regulation takes place , and teaching becomes a creditable , instead of a Jiacknied employment . The parents of the scholars frequently say , why has not your master taught you better ? but the reason is very obvious , and it is wonder he is
a taught at all . If we calculate 100 boys , at two persons to instruct them , we shall find that there absolutely is not above three minutes allowed to instruct each boy ; this fully shews the absolute benefit that would flow from a national plan of education ; it is a care that every father owes , first to himself , and next to hiscountry , to see his son well educated ; itisa benefit to the nation at large , and not tp one in particular , when it ' s inhabitants are enlightened : seminaries for education should undergo a thorough investigation , especially in London ; there are a number of men ° of
great talents , WHO , under a parochial , or national regulation , would be capable of superintending , with propriety , the education of the capital , and I doubt not it ' s effects-would be soon felt in the genera ! manners of youth ; I have a plan which I will submit to the public in your " magazine , in the mean time I hope to see from somg iafcier hand abetter investigation , '