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100	1		_aDell, Floyd, _d1887-1969
245	1	0	_aWere You Ever a Child?
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2018
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2018-09-22
505	0		_aThe child -- The school building -- The teacher -- The book -- The magic theory of education -- The caste system of education -- The canonization of book-magic -- The conquest of culture in america -- Smith, Jones and Robinson -- Employer vs. trade unionist -- The goose-step -- The Gary plan -- Learning to work -- Learning to play -- First and last things -- The child as artist -- The artist as a child -- The drama of education -- The drama of life -- Curiosity -- The right to be wrong -- Enterprise -- Democracy -- Responsibility -- Love -- Education in 1947 A.D.
508			_aProduced by ellinora, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"Were You Ever a Child?" by Floyd Dell is a treatise on educational theory written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the challenges of modern educational systems, particularly in how they relate to the needs and characteristics of children. It critiques conventional educational practices and explores the necessity of adapting educational methods to align more closely with the realities of a child's nature and modern society. The opening of the work presents a direct address to the reader, posing a rhetorical question about childhood and education. Dell sets the tone with a candid acknowledgment of the failures of the traditional education system, suggesting that it has produced adults who feel disconnected from the joys and realities of life. The author employs a conversational style, inviting the audience into an examination of education's purpose by using the child's perspective in a courtroom-like setting to argue for a reevaluation of how children learn and grow. Dell introduces the premise that education must adapt to cultivate the child's innate curiosity and creativity, rather than molding them into rigid conformity to outdated systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aEducation
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57949
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