The McGuffey Readers by William Mcguffey

The McGuffey Readers by William Mcguffey

The most influential books in the history of American education, The McGuffey Readers not only taught reading skills and classic literature but also imparted idealized middle class virtues to millions of schoolchildren. This anthology organizes more than eighty selections from all six volumes of the 1879 edition into twelve thematic chapters, making it possible for readers to examine the cultural assumptions that permeated middle America in the nineteenth century. A general introduction places the books in their historical context and provides background information on the life and career of their compiler, William Holmes McGuffey. Helpful editorial features include chapter introductions, a chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliography, illustrations from the 1879 edition, and an index.

McGuffey, William Holmes: - William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) McGuffey was an American theologian and Professor of Moral Philosophy, Greek, and Latin who was described as rich in pungent phrase and anecdote, apt in citation from history, literature, and life, skillful in analogy (William Holmes McGuffey and his Readers, 145) He believed education should include spiritual and moral training, and was mindful of the practical and budgetary issues of teaching in the one-room schoolhouse on the frontier. His Readers were often the only books that children had access to, and according to an article in the History and Culture newsletter of the National Park Service (NPS), Most prominent post-Civil War and turn-of-the-century American figures credited their initial success in learning to the Readers. McGuffey's goal was to create a curriculum that even untrained teachers could use to provide practical instruction in communication skills through memorable stories and poems. The upper-level Readers introduce students to many classic works, though McGuffey did not see them as a replacement for full-length classic literature. He understood that many of his readers would not have access to a library, but wished to impart as rich an education as was possible with the limited time and resources available in nineteenth-century schools. He is credited with creating a generation of gifted orators and readers (NPS). Over a million copies of his books have been sold since they were first published, and they are still used in some schools and home schools.

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ISBN 13	9780312133986
ISBN 10	0312133987
Titel	The McGuffey Readers
Autor	William Mcguffey
Serie	Mcguffey's Readers
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Bedford/St. Martin's
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-02-15
Seitenanzahl	202
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