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100 1 _aMason, Charlotte M.
_q(Charlotte Maria),
_d1842-1923
245 1 3 _aAn Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-23
508 _aTim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All" by Charlotte M. Mason is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work puts forth a comprehensive philosophy of education, emphasizing the importance of nurturing a child's innate desire for knowledge and self-education rather than relying solely on external teaching methods. Mason argues for a liberal education accessible to all children, asserting that intellectual nourishment is as crucial as physical sustenance. The opening of the text introduces the author's perspective on education, stressing that children are born as fully capable individuals, not mere vessels to be filled with information. It underlines the necessity of providing children with a rich and varied intellectual diet, akin to how the body requires nutritious food. Through her philosophy, Mason seeks to establish that true education involves engaging with ideas rather than rote learning or superficial methods. She advocates for an approach that prioritizes children’s natural curiosity and capacity for self-directed learning, laying the groundwork for a more engaging and effective educational system. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEducation
653 _aEducation -- Philosophy
653 _aEducation -- Great Britain
653 _aParents National Educational Union (London, England)
700 1 _aLyttelton, Edward, Hon.,
_d1855-1942
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66369
999 _c107191
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