Education of To-Day [Paperback]

Originally published in 1935, this book contains the text of lectures on a variety of topics concerning the challenges facing modern educators.Originally published in 1935, this book contains the text of lectures delivered earlier in that year at the Young Public School Masters' Conference on a variety of topics concerning the challenges facing modern educators. The issues covered include the teaching of Classics, modern languages and internationalism.Originally published in 1935, this book contains the text of lectures delivered earlier in that year at the Young Public School Masters' Conference on a variety of topics concerning the challenges facing modern educators. The issues covered include the teaching of Classics, modern languages and internationalism.Originally published in 1935, this book contains the text of lectures delivered earlier in that year at the Young Public School Masters' Conference on a variety of topics concerning the challenges facing modern educators. The issues covered include the teaching of Classics, modern languages and internationalism. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of education.Foreword; Introduction Eustace Percy; 1. Education in citizenship Spencer Leeson; 2. The teaching of current events C. H. K. Marten; 3. The world's societies H. J. Fleure; 4. The teaching of the classics Cyril Bailey; 5. The wider possibilities of physical culture L. P. Jacks; 6. Modern languages and internationalism H. J. Chaytor; 7. The writing of English at school and elsewhere J. Dover Wilson; 8. Personality and war Wickham Steed; 9. The modern movement in education Laurin Zilliachus; 10. The psychology of the post-war boy H. Crichton-Miller; 11. Education for leisure T. F. Coade; 12. Leadership R. Waley-Cohen; 13. Personal religion Geoffrey Allen; 14. Christianity and education Dom Martin Collett; Index.