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Positions

By Richard Mulcaster

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Discover how to raise healthy, smart, and capable kids through groundbreaking educational ideas from the 16th century, where a balanced approach to mind and body shapes future success.

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2020-05-04
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"Positions" by Richard Mulcaster is an exploration of educational ideas during the late 1500s. This book investigates the core ideas and situations needed for educating children well, focusing on mental growth and physical well-being. Drawing from experience, Mulcaster aims to reshape teaching methods for improved results. From the beginning, the book highlights the need to advance current learning systems through a series of basic principles. The book argues the means by which kids should be educated from the very start all the way through higher learning. The book stresses how much a student's abilities and health matter and supports a mix of schoolwork and exercise to help them get ready for what's ahead.

About the Author

Richard Mulcaster is known best for his headmasterships of Merchant Taylors' School and St Paul's School, both then in London, and for his pedagogic writings. He is often regarded as the founder of English language lexicography. He was also an Anglican priest.

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