The Life of the Rev. Andrew Bell: ... Prebendary of Westminster, and Master of Sherburn Hospital, Durham. Comprising the History of the Rise and Progress of the System of Mutual Tuition, Volume 3J. Murray, 1844 - Monitorial system of education |
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Page 582 - What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Page 234 - ... on the 25th day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of September, and the 25th day of December, in each and every year, by even and equal portions.
Page 159 - It is now about five years since the Madras system was first introduced into the Charter House school. The difficulties which we encountered at first have gradually decreased, and I have no hesitation in declaring, after the experience of five years, that the system is as well adapted for the communication of classical instruction, as it is for the education of the poor in the first elements ; and I think I observe that the interest and attention of the scholars increases in proportion to their advancement...
Page 535 - Hunc circum innumerae gentes populique volabant ; ac velut in pratis ubi apes aestate serena floribus insidunt variis et candida circum lilia funduntur, strepit omnis murmure campus.
Page 92 - He has much that is original, much that is excellent. If he had a course of study, if he were to dismiss four-fifths of his masters, and to adopt the monitorial system and the classification of a Madras school, with the emulation, he would be superexcellent.
Page 323 - An Experiment in Education, made at the Male Asylum of Madras ; suggesting a System by which a School or Family may teach itself under the Superintendence of the Master or Parent.
Page 719 - Learned retirement and secluded leisure for study is nonsense. The world is the school of letters as well as of business. The political agitations of Greece produced her poets and philosophers as well as her statesmen ; while the monkish establishments of our fathers, with their seclusion and endowments, produced only the jargon of technical language, and fettered themselves and their disciples with the impertinence of academical forms.
Page 734 - Aristotle, when the janizary told us he was a mechanic ! How were we surprised to consider a man of that quality should succeed in the place of such excellent persons ! We found about thirty young lads sitting upon benches, and their master at the head of them teaching them to read. He rose up when we came in, and received us very civilly, in which, to give them their due, that nation is not sparing. The...
Page 101 - ... in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season ! " To this vigorous and animated delineation, I shall now add a few particulars from my own observation and reflection.
Page 71 - ... forms of most of the alphabet, stood at the head of the cards. This practice of writing every spelling and syllabic lesson on the slate throughout the elementary part of the scholar's course, was introduced into the schools of the National Society in 1814, or early in 1815. It was considered by Dr. Bell, that if the cards were written as they ought to be, the art of writing would be taught " in less than no time ;" that is, they would be sooner and better learned than when not written ; and,...