Bill's School and Mine: A Collection of Essays on Education by William S. Franklin
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"Bill's School and Mine: A Collection of Essays on Education" by William S. Franklin is a collection of essays focused on educational philosophy and its practical implications, written in the early 20th century. The text reflects on contrasts between traditional outdoor education and modern schooling, particularly through the lens of personal experiences. The author examines the impact of societal changes on education and childhood experiences, particularly comparing his own formative years in
nature with the structured but limited experiences of a boy named Bill. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the author's nostalgic fondness for his boyhood, filled with outdoor adventures and hands-on experiences in nature. He reminisces about the freedom and various skills he cultivated in his youth, contrasting them with the modern, more confined educational experiences of urban children like Bill, who lacks exposure to natural environments and the joys of unstructured play. This exploration sets the tone for deeper discussions about the value of experiential learning, the importance of play in education, and the need for reform in how education is approached in increasingly industrialized societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Franklin, William S. (William Suddards), 1863-1930 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | unk81011753 |
| Title | Bill's School and Mine: A Collection of Essays on Education |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Steven Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | LB: Education: Theory and practice of education |
| Subject | Education |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37612 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-37612-7 |
| Release Date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 418 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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