Project Gutenberg 2006-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 221 McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander) 1857 1929 McMurry, Charles Alexander The Elements of General Method, Based on the Principles of Herbart E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Elements of General Method, Based on the Principles of Herbart" by Charles A. McMurry is an educational treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores pedagogical concepts grounded in the Herbartian principles, highlighting the importance of moral character development within education. It aims to guide educators in effectively integrating these principles into their teaching methodologies. The beginning of the text introduces the Herbart School of Pedagogy, detailing its influence in Germany and the enthusiasm it has generated among American educators. McMurry emphasizes the need for education to transcend mere knowledge acquisition, advocating for an educational aim centered on moral character-building. He sets the stage for discussing various educational challenges and the alignment of curricula with the moral objectives of teaching. The opening chapters raise pressing questions regarding the true purpose of education, encouraging reflective thought about the methodologies employed in schools. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Education Teaching Herbart, Johann Friedrich, 1776-1841 LB Text Category: Teaching & Education 394583 2025-08-08T10:09:16.050289 text/html 394404 2025-01-08T10:46:04.206320 text/html 232674 2025-08-08T10:09:23.316277 application/epub+zip 237277 2025-08-08T10:09:19.270297 application/epub+zip 206992 2025-08-08T10:09:18.101268 application/epub+zip 503009 2025-08-08T10:09:26.387279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478420 2025-08-08T10:09:22.588264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435914 2022-09-09T10:31:48.738837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375295 2025-08-08T10:09:15.735284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375055 2006-10-29T15:29:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375068 2006-10-29T15:29:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19088 2025-08-08T10:09:26.506220 application/rdf+xml 24095 2025-08-08T10:09:18.591291 image/jpeg 4540 2025-08-08T10:09:18.344262 image/jpeg 133620 2006-10-29T15:29:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 133616 2006-10-29T15:29:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 230389 2025-08-08T10:09:16.091299 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