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INTRODUCTION

THE NATURE OF EDUCATION
   Culture and Instruction  
   The Science of Teaching
   General Principles of Education

METHODS OF CULTURE
   The Nature of Man (Mind and Body)
    The Nature of the Mind
             The Intellect
             The Sensibilities
             The Will
       Other Forms of Mental Activity
   The Nature of Culture
        Physical Culture
        Mental Culture
            Intellectual Culture
            Esthetic Culture
            Moral Culture
            Discipline as Culture
   The Cultivation of Each Faculty of the Intellect
        The Perception   
        The Memory
        The Imagination
        The Understanding
        The Intuition
        The Attention

   The Cultivation of the Sensibilities
        The Value of the Sensibilities
        The Principles of Culture of the Sensibilities
        Culture of Some of the Instinctive and Rational Simple Emotions
        Culture of Some of the Affections
        Culture of Some of the Desires
   The Cultivation of the Will
        The Value of the Will
        The Principles of Culture of the Will

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
   The Nature of Knowledge
        General Division of Knowledge
        Divisions of Scientific Knowledge
        Classification of Knowledge for Purposes of Education
 

  The Nature of Instruction
       The Forms of Instruction
           Analytic and Synthetic
           Concrete and Abstract
           Inductive and Deductive
           Theoretical and Practical
           Application

       The Order of Instruction
           Infancy (0-4)
              Childhood (5-9)
              Youth (10-15)
           Manhood (16-20)
          The Principles of Instruction
            Principles of Instruction as derived from the Nature of the Mind
                Principles of Instruction as derived from the Nature of Knowledge
                Principles of Instruction as derived from the Nature of Instruction
                The Teacher, the Student, and the School

SCHOOL ECONOMY AND MORAL TRAINING 
   Ends of School Economy
   Moral Training
        The Creation of Ideals
        The Cultivation of Moral Judgment
        Character and Habit
   The Forming of the Will for Character-Building
   School Discipline as Adapted to Secure Moral Education
   The Moral Training of the Playground

EDUCATIONAL IDEALS AND SOCIETY
   Permanency of Educational Ideals
   Liberal Education
   Mind to be Earned
   Misconceptions on Education
   Ultimate Goal of Education: Ideal Man

APPENDIX A. A List of Test/Research Results Testifying
               to the Dismal State of American Education
               in Comparison to Other Industrialized Nations.

APPENDIX B. Some Data on the Enormity of American Educational
               Expenditures vis-a-vis Poor Student Performance

APPENDIX C. A Summary of A NATION AT RISK, A Government Report
               on American Education by the National Commission
               on Excellence in Education

   Composition and the Charter of the Commission   
   Sources of Information
   Declaration of the Commission
   Indicators of the Risk   
   Findings Regarding Content
   Findings Regarding Expectations
   Findings Regarding Time
   Findings Regarding Teaching   
   Recommendations

APPENDIX D. A List of New Absurdities in the Name of Reforms or
               Novelties Perpetrated on the American Education

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