RE: Could you pass 8th grade in 1895 09-18-2013, 08:23 AM
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Your from England aren't you?
They learned those lessons through the hard work of sustaining there family either on the farm or working at 13. Laboring ,which has been lost in our country, teach how to evaluate conflicting views, think critically, and come to conclusions.
(09-18-2013, 07:53 AM)w00t Wrote: It's also worth noting that 19th century education was, by definition, a lot less progressive than even today's system. Back then, if you could regurgitate the trivia that was on the test, you were a brilliant man to society. Today, the value in education is not in what you read in a textbook, it's learning how to evaluate conflicting views, think critically, and come to conclusions.
They learned those lessons through the hard work of sustaining there family either on the farm or working at 13. Laboring ,which has been lost in our country, teach how to evaluate conflicting views, think critically, and come to conclusions.
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