Some Thoughts Concerning Education: (Including of the Conduct of the Understanding)

by John Locke

Book Overview

In the influential essays included in this volume, the renowned English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) advocated a more "modernized" course of education. Focusing on the curriculum, the stimulation of children's interests and imagination, and the function of play, he showed how to instill virtue and morality in children, rather than merely pumping them full of information and facts.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486455513
• ISBN13: 9780486455518
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"