Project Gutenberg 2024-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 113 Pink, M. Alderton (Maurice Alderton) Pink, Maurice Alderton Pink, M. A. Procrustes : $b or, The future of English education $aUnited States :$bE. P. Dutton & Company, $c1927. To-day and to-morrow series Produced by Tim Lindell, Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Procrustes: or, The Future of English Education" by M. Alderton Pink is a critical examination of the educational system in England, written in the late 1920s. This book is a scholarly publication that analyzes contemporary issues in education and outlines potential pathways for reforming educational practices. It specifically addresses the tension between traditional academic pursuits and the pragmatic demands of society, emphasizing the need for a more individualized and realistic approach to education that accommodates diverse abilities and vocations. The book delves into various aspects of the educational system, beginning with the challenges faced by schools and highlighting the often misguided belief that all children can or should follow the same academic curriculum. Pink critiques the "Procrustean Bed" of standardized education, arguing that such an approach fails many students who are misaligned with conventional academic paths. Throughout the chapters, he discusses the need for vocational education tailored to individual strengths, the relationship between education and employment, and the pressing need for schools to adapt to the changing economic landscape. By advocating for a more differentiated education system, Pink argues for a recognition of varying capacities while addressing the social and moral implications of education in modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.262158 20230201053438pink 1927 US Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Education -- England LA Text Category: Teaching & Education 115938 2025-07-29T07:03:04.887866 text/html 92218 2024-05-09T00:58:12 text/html 475874 2025-07-29T07:03:08.447819 application/epub+zip 474111 2025-07-29T07:03:05.853890 application/epub+zip 154848 2025-07-29T07:03:05.322860 application/epub+zip 515589 2025-07-29T07:03:10.426842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499130 2025-07-29T07:03:07.972834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99841 2025-07-29T07:03:04.565870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79932 2024-05-09T00:58:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15344 2025-07-29T07:03:10.596810 application/rdf+xml 14317 2025-07-29T07:03:05.480840 image/jpeg 1959 2025-07-29T07:03:05.401870 image/jpeg 477680 2025-07-29T07:03:04.909854 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