The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 78
The Evils of Cram
Contents
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- The Evils of Cram
- Introduction
- Synopsis
- Section I. — Lecture on the Science of Education
- Section II. — Some Press Criticisms
- Section III. — Some Expert Opinions
- What University Authorities Say. — Professor Sale's Condemnation
- Dr. Marshall's Views—the Public Blamed
- Professor Park's View p. 11
- What the Health Officer Says
- The Lady Principal of the Girls' High School, Dunedin
- Review by an Ex-Inspector of Schools
- —Our Present University System— p. 12
- —Degrees Responsible for the Mischief—
- —Other Reforms Necessary.— p. 13
- —Very Plain Truths,— p. 14
- Over-Pressure in the Schools. — By a School Mistress
- —Section A.—Practical Geometry.— p. 17
- —Section B.—Theoretical Geometry.— — Angles at a Point
- Parallel Straight Lines
- Areas
- Loci p. 18
- An Ex-Inspector's Opinions
- Opinions of Headmasters of Primary Schools. — Auckland Expert Opinion p. 19
- Dunedin Opinions p. 21
- Section IV. — Reply to Critics
- [introduction]
- Evils of Cram
- Froebel's Aim
- A Wrong Ideal p. 23
- Weighing and Measuring
- Impaired Growth p. 24
- A Progressive City
- Overlauded Duxes
- Fallacy I p. 25
- Needs of Body and Mind
- Sir James Crichton Browne p. 26
- Dr Woods Hutchinson
- C. C. Cotterill, M.A
- Julian Hawthorne
- Local Contrasts p. 27
- Fallacy 2
- The Time for Growth p. 28
- Health and Education
- Dr Lindo Ferguson on the Evils of "Cram."
- Australian Confirmation p. 30
- The Gravity of Asthenopia p. 31
- The Future Max or Woman p. 32
- A Single Victim an Undue Proportion
- Signs of Distress
- Who is Responsible? p. 33
- Working at the Breaking Strain
- The Human Engine p. 34
- Signs of Breakdown p. 35
- Teacher and Parents
- Teachers' Rights p. 36
- The Imposition of Burthens
- Limit of Elasticity p. 37
- The Duty of Inquiry
- Comparative Statistics p. 38
- A Master's Letter p. 39
- Fallcy 3 p. 40
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Insanity in Girlhood p. 41
- Education of Girls p. 42
- Sir James Crichton Browne p. 43
- Dr Clouston p. 44
- 'Nancy Stair.' p. 45
- Sacrifice of the Body p. 46
- Keeping Reform at Bay
- Holidays as Antidotes p. 47
- Relief Asked for from Within
- Fallacy 4 p. 48
- Cram not Cultivation
- Equivocal Paragraph Criticised
- Guyau Endorses Spencer p. 50
- Fundamental Reforms Proposed p. 51
- Newspaper Comment on Proposed Reforms Christchurch "Press," July 10, 1906 p. 53
- Section V. — Other Lectures and Addresses. — Weariness
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Section V. — Other Lectures and Addresses. — The Teacher as a Creative Agent
- [introduction]
- Growth of Plants p. 57
- Brain and Nerve Cells p. 58
- Development of Nerve Cells
- Degeneration of Brain Cells
- Fatigue p. 62
- Controlling Hierarchy
- Memory
- Training Spinal Cord Cells p. 63
- Real Teaching
- An Inspired Teacher p. 64
- Material Resources and National Defence
- Nature Study p. 65
- Growth of Potatoes
- Fishing
- Play and Games as Education p. 68
- Footnote "Power of Play." p. 71
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The Fit and the Unfit. — Improving the Race. — An Interview with Dr Truby King p. 72
- [introduction] p. 72
- Raise the General Standard of Health p. 73
- Let them Grow While they can p. 74
- Section VI. — Other Authorities
- The Trend of Progress in Education p. 78
- Recent Reforms in French Secondary Education
- Cram and Neglect of the Body p. 79
- A Woman's Views on Boys, Girls, Marriage, and Herbert Spencer p. 81
- Latest Available Pronouncements p. 82
- "The Spectator."
- Overstrain in Schools p. 84
- The Training of the Human Plant
- Health and Education
- The Education of Women p. 88
- Radical Differences of Opinion as to Fundametals p. 91
- The Measurement of Mental Fatigue p. 92
- Extract from Presidential Address to the Educational Science Section of the British Association. York, 1906 p. 93