Were You Ever a Child? by Floyd Dell
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| Author | Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969 |
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| Title | Were You Ever a Child? |
| Note | Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Contents | The child -- The school building -- The teacher -- The book -- The magic theory of education -- The caste system of education -- The canonization of book-magic -- The conquest of culture in america -- Smith, Jones and Robinson -- Employer vs. trade unionist -- The goose-step -- The Gary plan -- Learning to work -- Learning to play -- First and last things -- The child as artist -- The artist as a child -- The drama of education -- The drama of life -- Curiosity -- The right to be wrong -- Enterprise -- Democracy -- Responsibility -- Love -- Education in 1947 A.D. |
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| Summary | "Were You Ever a Child?" by Floyd Dell is a treatise on educational theory written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the challenges of modern educational systems, particularly in how they relate to the needs and characteristics of children. It critiques conventional educational practices and explores the necessity of adapting educational methods to align more closely with the realities of a child's nature and modern society. The opening of the work presents a direct address to the reader, posing a rhetorical question about childhood and education. Dell sets the tone with a candid acknowledgment of the failures of the traditional education system, suggesting that it has produced adults who feel disconnected from the joys and realities of life. The author employs a conversational style, inviting the audience into an examination of education's purpose by using the child's perspective in a courtroom-like setting to argue for a reevaluation of how children learn and grow. Dell introduces the premise that education must adapt to cultivate the child's innate curiosity and creativity, rather than molding them into rigid conformity to outdated systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | LB: Education: Theory and practice of education |
| Subject | Education |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57949 |
| Release Date | Sep 22, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 64 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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