Project Gutenberg 2005-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 497 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 Eliot, Charles William 1834 1926 Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Education: intellectual, moral, and physical: What knowledge is of most worth? Intellectual education. Moral education. Physical education -- Essays on kindred subjects: Progress: its law and cause. On manners and fashion. On the genesis of science. On the physiology of laughter. On the origin and function of music. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Joel Schlosberg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects" by Herbert Spencer is a collection of critical essays written in the mid-19th century. The work addresses the fundamental principles of education, particularly emphasizing the importance of science over traditional academic subjects. Spencer critiques existing educational practices and advocates for a curriculum that prioritizes knowledge that directly contributes to students' lives and well-being. The opening portion of the text introduces Spencer's views on education, particularly in the context of historical practices and prevailing beliefs. He criticizes the traditional emphasis on classical studies, such as Latin and Greek, which he argues are of little practical value. Instead, he asserts that education should focus on scientific knowledge and skills that are beneficial for self-preservation, economic sustenance, and the raising of children. Spencer elaborates on the necessity of understanding the laws of life and psychology for effective parenting and citizenship, advocating for a more relevant and practical educational framework that aligns with the needs of contemporary society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Education AC Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Teaching & Education 949336 2025-06-07T07:57:32.752749 text/html 945578 2020-12-12T09:41:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 336561 2020-12-12T09:41:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 421924 2025-06-07T07:57:44.704697 application/epub+zip 435471 2025-06-07T07:57:36.549750 application/epub+zip 421648 2025-06-07T07:57:35.117738 application/epub+zip 788225 2025-06-07T07:57:51.355657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744560 2025-06-07T07:57:43.808733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721139 2022-09-08T05:52:54.414153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918597 2025-06-07T07:57:31.541777 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 918367 2020-12-12T09:41:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 330048 2020-12-12T09:41:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 918409 2020-12-12T09:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329896 2020-12-12T09:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21226 2025-06-07T07:57:51.524665 application/rdf+xml 18306 2025-06-07T07:57:35.703735 image/jpeg 4141 2025-06-07T07:57:35.408744 image/jpeg 417351 2025-06-07T07:57:32.832744 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia