Lecture on the Evils of a Superficial Education (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Lecture on the Evils of a Superficial EducationTo inquire into the causes of this anomaly, to investigate the features of this paradox, is a necessity on the part of us all, to remedy the defect, for defect there. Obviously exists, is alike the duty of the teacher, the parent, and the pupil. In what, then, does the defect consist? Which portion of our school machinery jars against the rest of the system and partially nullifies the entire procedure? The answer is simple. American education is specious rather than solid, more apparent than real, extensive and superficial out of proportion to its profundity memorial more than intellectual, the elementary outlines of various branches rather than the complete mastery of one.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.