Three Historical Educators, Pestalozzi, Frobel, Herbart : A Lecture, Delivered at Torquay, February 17th, 1905, the Mayor of the Borough in the Chair (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Three Historical Educators, Pestalozzi, Fröbel, Herbart: A Lecture, Delivered at Torquay, February 17th, 1905, the Mayor of the Borough in the Chair<br/><br/>Rousseau to study child nature instead of forcing it along lines only suitable for mature beings; to take the child into woods and valleys instead of introducing it, at too early a stage, to letters and books. Things before words, Concrete before abstract - these famous maxims, so prominent in Pestalozzi's later system of doctrine, were, to all intents and purposes, learnt by him from Rousseau. If any one desires in brief form a summary of the work of Rousseau at its best it may be found in the wise maxim, Don't expect an old head to stand on young shoulders.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.