Project Gutenberg 2004-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 131 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 7 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Following_the_Equator Produced by David Widger "Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Part 7" by Mark Twain is a travel narrative written during the late 19th century. In this work, Twain shares observations from his global travels, reflecting on various cultural and social issues encountered along the journey, including education systems and colonial attitudes. The book highlights Twain's unique commentary style—witty, satirical, and often critical of cultural discrepancies. The opening of the narrative sets the tone with a sharp critique of the educational methods both in America and abroad, specifically highlighting the misguided approach to schooling in both India and the United States. Twain discusses a letter he received from a young man in India that illustrates the mismatch between educational aspirations and employment opportunities. He contrasts this societal issue with anecdotes of laughably poor exam answers from students, culminating in a humorous yet poignant examination of education's flaws. Twain argues that a more rational and adaptable educational approach is needed to cater to individual capacities rather than imposing a rigid curriculum that doesn't correspond to students' actual readiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Voyages around the world Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel Equator -- Description and travel G Text Category: Humour Category: Travel Writing Category: American Literature 221905 2025-07-03T05:30:22.924066 text/html 205553 2020-12-29T04:41:49 text/html 1663524 2025-07-03T05:30:26.705008 application/epub+zip 1666360 2025-07-03T05:30:23.676011 application/epub+zip 137577 2025-07-03T05:30:23.265034 application/epub+zip 1735517 2025-07-03T05:30:29.093034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1710117 2025-07-03T05:30:26.281012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184289 2022-09-03T08:58:10.512243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188490 2025-07-03T05:30:22.381045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188308 2020-12-29T04:41:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19272 2025-07-03T05:30:29.218997 application/rdf+xml 12193 2025-07-03T05:30:23.372014 image/jpeg 2025 2025-07-03T05:30:23.317057 image/jpeg 1628195 2020-12-29T04:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 74345 2020-12-29T04:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1653300 2025-07-03T05:30:23.041161 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