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Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The First Annual Report ... Read Before the Society at Their Annual Meeting, April 2, 1814
First Annual Report ...
Author: Italy. Society of the Friends of ItalyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
A Century of Achievement
Author: Arthur LowndesAnnual Report of the American Historical Association
Author: American Historical AssociationPublisher:
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Category : Historiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
First Annual Report
Author: Italy Society of the Friends of ItalyPublisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages :
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First Annual Report ... Under the Care of the General Assembly
Author: Rebuilding the Christian Commonwealth
Author: John A. AndrewIIIPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813189403
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
The foreign missionary movement of the early 19th century grew out of the efforts of churches in New England to deal with the changes then taking place in society. The erosion of traditional institutional structures and social values plus the rise of Unitarianism threatened the destruction of the traditional faith. Mr. Andrew holds that the Congregational clergy used foreign missions not only to implant New England culture in heathen lands but also to awaken a sense of community at home.
Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's Office, United States Army
Author: Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medical libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
The Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine
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Category : Congregational churches
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Mr. Lancaster's System
Author: Adam LaatsPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421449374
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
How a con artist "reformer" shaped America's modern public schools. Two centuries ago, London school reformer Joseph Lancaster swept into New York City to revolutionize its public schools. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts passed laws mandating Lancaster's methods, and cities such as Albany, Savannah, Detroit, and Baltimore soon followed. In Mr. Lancaster's System, Adam Laats tells the story of how this abusive, scheming reformer fooled the world into believing his system could provide free high-quality education for poor children. The system never worked as promised, but thanks to real work done by students, teachers, and families, Lancaster's failed reforms eventually led to the creation of the modern public school system. Lancaster's idea was simple: instead of hiring expensive adult teachers, Lancasterian schools made children teach one another to read, write, and behave properly. America's city leaders poured the equivalent of millions of dollars into the scheme, built specialized school buildings featuring Lancaster's teaching machines, and offered him a huge salary. In London, where Lancaster opened his first school, the enthusiasm of city leaders was quickly and similarly followed by scandal and dismay. Lancaster borrowed money—even from the king of England—and spent it on fancy carriage rides and cases of champagne. Even worse, Lancaster proved to be a sexual predator. Kicked out of London, Lancaster brought his simplistic plan to the United States. His school model didn't work any better in US cities than it had in London, and Lancaster himself never changed his abusive ways. Mr. Lancaster's System details how American cities created their first public schools out of the wreckage of Lancasterian failure. In the end, the most important people in this story are not self-proclaimed geniuses like Lancaster or elites like New York's mayor De Witt Clinton, but rather the thousands of parents and children who forced urban public schools to assume their modern shape.