Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, London 1884 |
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Author:
| Cowper, Richard |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-03540-8 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $27.90 |
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE USE OF PICTURES AND OTHER WORKS OF ART IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. By T. C. HORSFALL. In this paper I shall first mention some of the advantages which I believe school children and the rest of the community would obtain by the right use in elementary schools of pictures and other works of art; then I shall...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE USE OF PICTURES AND OTHER WORKS OF ART IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. By T. C. HORSFALL. In this paper I shall first mention some of the advantages which I believe school children and the rest of the community would obtain by the right use in elementary schools of pictures and other works of art; then I shall give some of my reasons for believing that those advantages would be gained; and next, I shall indicate the kinds of works of art which I believe to be suitable for use in schools, and explain what, in my opinion, constitutes the right use of works of art in a school. I believe that the right use of works of art in elementary schools will effect an improvement in the taste of English workpeople and employers, which all persons conversant with English manufactures know to be very desirable; That it will reveal to many children who live in the crowded parts of large towns some of the highest qualities of their own nature and that of their fellow-creatures, of the existence of which most such children, and many also of those who live in pleasanter places, are not aware; That it will soon make the homes of many workpeople more attractive than workpeople's homes generally are now, and will do much towards creating a fuller and happier family life amongst the workpeople of towns, by opening to them many pleasant occupations and amusements which parents and children can enjoy together, and which will therefore create between parents and children the bonds of common interests and pleasures; That it will make schools more attractive for children, and add to the brighter side of the culture ofteachers, and, while making their work pleasanter, increase their influence over their pupils. Improvement of Taste.?Two conditions are needed for the d...