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History - Schools & Universities
11 public-domain history - schools & universities books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
History of Education
Levi Seeley
To study the history of education is to trace the evolution of the human mind, observing how the most vital ideas of the past continue to shape the classroom of today.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886.: The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886
Various
A quiet nineteenth-century regional periodical offers a detailed portrait of New England’s evolving civic, educational, and cultural life during a period of steady national transformation.
A student's history of education
Frank Pierrepont Graves
Humanity’s long effort to educate itself spans centuries of shifting ideals, from ancient moral discipline to modern scientific practice. The journey reveals how every generation rebuilds its schools to reflect its deepest values and changing practical needs.
The Teaching of History
E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
This compact guide offers a rigorous, practical framework for teaching history in secondary schools, focusing on the techniques that transform a passive classroom into an active laboratory of investigation and critical thought.
Rural Life and the Rural School
Joseph Kennedy
The decline of country life and the stagnation of its schools are not inevitable fates, but problems that can be solved through purposeful organization and strong, inspired leadership.
The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 9, May, 1910
Various
This record provides a window into the professional landscape of American history education at the turn of the twentieth century. It serves as a vital artifact of pedagogical theory and academic networking from 1910.
The School System of Norway
David Allen Anderson
Norway’s commitment to education reflects the resilience of a sturdy people determined to secure a prosperous future through the careful cultivation of every citizen's mind. This study serves as a structural blueprint for those seeking to understand the institutional foundations of a nation’s intellectual life.
An American at Oxford
John Corbin
A young scholar leaves his American home to navigate the storied quadrangles of Oxford, finding there a complex social and educational landscape that challenges his own nation’s university ideals.
The high school failures
F. P. O'Brien
The American high school is a machine that often grinds down its own students, producing a staggering volume of failure that we have mistaken for a measure of individual competence.
Whispering Tongues
Homer Greene
A small misunderstanding and a impulse toward revenge fracture a close friendship between two college students, turning their campus upside down until truth clears the air.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics
Various
This collection captures the intellectual pulse of early 1861, blending serialized fiction, historical analysis, and practical guidance for the American student abroad.