The Community and the Citizen (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Arthur William Dunn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331097207 ISBN 13 : 9781331097204

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The important changes in our community life, and especially in our methods of self-government, that have occurred during the seven years since the present volume was first published, have made a revision desirable. In no particular, however, has the original point of view been departed from, nor the method of presenting the subject modified. The soundness of a point of view and of a method of elementary instruction in citizenship, which were novel seven years ago, has been abundantly confirmed by their wide acceptance and by visible results in the life of pupils and of communities. The only justification for the book, in its original or revised form, is in its point of view and method. It will be successful in the hands of the teacher in proportion as they are realized in the work of the classroom. In view of the importance of this fact, advantage has been taken of the opportunity offered by revision to reorganize and supplement the matter in the original Preface and Suggestions to the Teacher, as an Introduction on A ims and Methods, which, it is hoped, will be of service to the teacher who is seeking to make the work of instruction in citizenship more effective. In the preface to the original edition the author acknowledged with gratitude the invaluable assistance derived, in the preparation of the book, from the test to which it was put, in a preliminary form, by a years use in the schools of I ndianapolis. He had the benefit of the practical experience, and the searching but sympathetic criticism, of thirty or forty teachers who were daily using the text in their classes? In addition to this, he now wishes to recognize the particular value, of which he has become fully conscious only with the lapse of time, of the spontaneous and frank, though unconscious, criticism of some twelve hundred pupils in those classes, as expressed in their daily reactions to
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Présentation de l'éditeur

The justification and aim of the present book may be stated in the following words from Professor Dewey s Ethical Principles Underlying Education :T he social work of the school is often limited to training for citizenship, and citizenship is then interpreted in a narrow sense as meaning capacity to vote intelligentiy, a disposition to obey laws, etc. .. The child is to be not only a voter and a subject of law; he is also to be a member of a family. ... He is to be a worker, engaged in some occupation which will be of use to society and which will maintain his own independence and self-respect. He is to be a member of some particular neighborhood and community, and must contribute to the decencies and graces of civilization wherever he is. .. .T osuppose .. .that a good citizen is anything more than a thoroughly efficient and serviceable member of society ... is a cramped superstition which it is hoped may soon disappear from educational discussion. .. .T raining for citizenship is formal and nominal unless it develops the power of observation, analysis, and inference with respect to what makes up a social situation and the agencies through which it is modified. The book is a departure from the traditional methods of presenting the subject of civics to young people. It has not been customary to differentiate between civics and civil government. The writer believes that such a differentiation may be made, and that, moreover, an)rthing like a scientific analysis of the machinery and powers of government can profitably be undertaken not earlier than the last years of the high school, and then it may best be presented in close association with the work in American history. On the other hand, he believes that many elementary ideas regarding community life, the meaning of citizenship, the relations between the citizen and the community, and the services performed
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331097207
• ISBN 13: 9781331097204
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 390
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