Project Gutenberg 2009-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 253 Edgeworth, Maria 1768 1849 Edgeworth, Eliza Edgeworth, Miss Edgeworth, Richard Lovell 1744 1817 Edgeworth, R. L. (Richard Lovell) Practical Education, Volume I Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_Education Produced by Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Practical Education, Volume I" by Maria Edgeworth and Richard Lovell Edgeworth is a treatise on educational philosophy and practical teaching methods written in the early 19th century. The work advocates for an approach to education that prioritizes experiential learning and the emotional well-being of children, opposing more rigid traditional methods. The central focus is on how to educate young children effectively, highlighting the importance of toys and tasks in fostering natural curiosity and a love for learning. The opening of the work presents an important discussion on the appropriateness of children's toys and their educational value. It begins with a mother's inquiry into why her child is not playing with his toys, leading to a reflection on how children often dismantle toys not out of mischief, but from a desire to explore and understand. The authors critique common toys for lacking utility and fail to engage children’s imaginations, suggesting that toys should promote exploration and creativity. They assert that the nursery must be a space tailored for active inquiry, discussing how the first steps in education begin with allowing children to engage with their surroundings in meaningful ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Education LB Text Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 746871 2025-07-12T03:58:03.625571 text/html 753773 2021-01-05T01:40:34 text/html 532386 2025-07-12T03:58:14.622614 application/epub+zip 541048 2025-07-12T03:58:07.438567 application/epub+zip 349296 2025-07-12T03:58:05.926601 application/epub+zip 862216 2025-07-12T03:58:19.969537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 810992 2025-07-12T03:58:13.423620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593625 2022-09-13T10:44:28.728075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684199 2025-07-12T03:58:02.727644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 684025 2021-01-05T01:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 684028 2021-01-05T01:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21510 2025-07-12T03:58:20.109497 application/rdf+xml 19615 2025-07-12T03:58:06.458564 image/jpeg 4688 2025-07-12T03:58:06.197587 image/jpeg 250549 2021-01-05T01:40:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 429181 2021-01-05T01:40:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 250415 2021-01-05T01:40:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 510725 2025-07-12T03:58:03.685624 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