 I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting things by heart, to exercise and improve their memories. I could wish this were said with as much authority of reason, as it is with forwardness of assurance; and that this practice were established...  A Text-book in the Principles of Education - Page 11by Ernest Norton Henderson - 1910 - 593 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they iind nothing bub useless tcouble. § l?^. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting things by heart, to exercise and im.-. prove their memories. .1 could wish. this were said withu as much authority of reason, as it... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 504 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they find nothing but useless trouble. § 176. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting...it is evident, that strength of memory is owing to a happy constitution, and not to any habitual improvement got by exercise. It is true, what the mind... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 502 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they find nothing but useless trouble. § 170. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting things by heart, to exercise and imorove their memories. I could wish this were said with as much authority of reason, as it is with... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1864 - 874 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they find nothing but useless trouble. ПО. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting...this practice were established upon good observation, mare than okl custom; for it is evident, that strength of memory is owing to a happy constitution,... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1864 - 906 pages
...books, wherein they und nothing but useless trouble. ПО. I hear it is said, that children should bo employed in getting things by heart, to exercise and...as it is with forwardness of assurance ; and that tliia practice were established upon good observation, more than old custom ; for it is evident, that... | |
 | James Leitch - 1876 - 332 pages
...disposes of the usual argument in favour of the practice in the following way : — ' I hear it is said that children should be employed in getting things...it is evident that strength of memory is owing to a happy constitution, and not to any habitual improvement got by exercise.' (p. 274.) In this respect... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1876 - 524 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they find nothing but useless trouble. l70. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting...it is evident, that strength of memory is owing to a happy constitution, and not to any hahitual improvement got by exercise. It is true, what the mind... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1876 - 514 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they h'nd nothing but useless trouble. 170. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting...exercise and improve their memories. I could wish this wore said with as much authority of reason, as it is with forwardness of assurance; aud that this practice... | |
 | 1917 - 726 pages
...justify this interpretation but there is one passage in which he clearly and definitely repudiates it. "I hear it said that children should be employed in...this were said with as much authority of reason as with forwardness of assurance and that this practice were established upon good observation more than... | |
 | John Locke - 1880 - 386 pages
...disgust and aversion to their books, wherein they find nothing but useless trouble. 176. I hear it is said, that children should be employed in getting...by heart, to exercise and improve their memories. 1 1 could wish this were said with as much authority of reason, as it is with forwardness of assurance,... | |
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