02320cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324501040014426400510024830000470029933600260034633700260037233800360039850000310043450801070046552013560057253400450192865300140197385600430198720555UtSlPG20260610133456.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aLB1 aHolmes, Edmond,d1850-193610aWhat Is and What Might Be :bA Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-02-10  aProduced by R. Cedron, Andrew Sly and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"What Is and What Might Be" by Edmond Holmes is a philosophical treatise on education, written in the early 20th century. The work critically examines the prevailing educational systems, particularly elementary education, and argues against the externalism that prioritizes measurable outcomes over personal growth and intrinsic learning. Holmes advocates for a reformed approach to education that emphasizes the importance of fostering the child’s natural development, asserting that true education should empower children to grow and think independently.  The opening of the book introduces Holmes's critique of the existing education model, which he believes stifles creativity and self-initiative in children by focusing too heavily on rote learning and obedience. He posits that many educational institutions operate under the assumption that children cannot achieve growth without constant oversight, leading to a system that produces passive learners. He challenges this paradigm by reiterating that education should nurture growth through self-directed exploration, allowing children to develop their latent abilities. Holmes’s passionate call for reform sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of Western education and its consequences on human development. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEducation40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20555