In the School-Room: Chapters in the Philosophy of Education

This collection of short, self-contained chapters lays out a practical philosophy of education, examining what teaching is and how it differs from training. It emphasizes awakening attention, strengthening memory, and eliciting active pupil effort, and addresses methods such as questioning, recitation, observing developmental order, language study, voice cultivation, and classroom discipline. The volume offers guidance on winning scholars' affections, counsel for young teachers and students, discussion of normal schools and practice-teaching, an argument for common schools, and concluding reflections on the broader purpose of education with recommendations for model textbooks.