Project Gutenberg 2011-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 1320 Martineau, Harriet 1802 1876 Invalid Invalid, An Household Education Old and young in school -- What the schooling is for -- The natural possessions of man -- How to expect -- The golden mean -- The new comer -- Care of the frame -- Care of the powers: will -- Hope -- Fear -- Patience -- Patience: infirmity -- Love -- Veneration -- Truthfulness -- Conscientiousness -- Intellectual training: its requisites -- Order of development. The perceptive faculties -- The conceptive faculties -- The reasoning faculties. Female education -- The imaginative faculties -- Care of the habits; importance of habit -- Personal habits -- Family habits -- Conclusion. Produced by Julia Miller, Pat McCoy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Household Education" by Harriet Martineau is a treatise on educational philosophy written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the concept of education as a communal process taking place within the home, emphasizing the role of all household members in fostering mutual growth and understanding. Martineau's work addresses various aspects of domestic life and the importance of nurturing both intellectual and moral development in children and adults alike. The opening of "Household Education" introduces the idea that education is a shared responsibility among all household members, not limited to parents and children but extending to servants and apprentices as well. Martineau reflects on her two decades of observing domestic life, expressing her belief that everyone in a household is engaged in a continual process of learning and improvement. She encourages readers to reconsider traditional education methods, emphasizing the need for cooperation, communication, and the continual pursuit of knowledge and moral betterment within the family environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Education Family life education LC Text Category: Parenthood & Family Relations Category: Teaching & Education 522473 2025-07-15T12:04:17.328038 text/html 521660 2021-01-08T07:46:02 text/html 265418 2025-07-15T12:04:24.345982 application/epub+zip 268755 2025-07-15T12:04:19.337042 application/epub+zip 268754 2025-07-15T12:04:18.120010 application/epub+zip 471464 2025-07-15T12:04:28.351007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433622 2025-07-15T12:04:23.519039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407981 2022-09-17T12:22:02.454770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488787 2025-07-15T12:04:16.804048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488582 2021-01-08T07:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488574 2021-01-08T07:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21692 2025-07-15T12:04:28.480954 application/rdf+xml 12861 2025-07-15T12:04:18.615008 image/jpeg 3290 2025-07-15T12:04:18.365033 image/jpeg 181790 2021-01-08T07:46:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 189330 2021-01-08T07:46:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 181768 2021-01-08T07:46:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 252642 2025-07-15T12:04:17.368055 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