"Practical Education, Volume I" by Maria Edgeworth is an exploration of how to best teach children by focusing on hands-on learning and making sure kids are happy and healthy, which goes against the strict teaching styles that were popular back then. It's all about teaching young children in a way that works, pointing out how important toys and games are to sparking their interest and helping them want to learn. The book starts by talking about what makes a good toy, with a mom wondering why her kid isn't playing with his. The authors argue that kids take apart toys not to be bad, but because they're curious and want to figure things out. Instead of boring toys that don't do much, they think toys should help kids explore and be creative; also, the first lessons kids learn should be about letting them explore the world around them.
Practical Education, Volume I
By Maria Edgeworth
Discover how play can unlock a child's mind and transform early education through exploration and creativity.
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About the AuthorMaria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She held critical views on estate management, politics, and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic writers, including Sir Walter Scott and David Ricardo. During the first decade of the 19th century she was one of the most widely read novelists in Britain and Ireland. Her name today is most commonly associated with Castle Rackrent, her first novel, in which she adopted an Irish Catholic voice to narrate the dissipation and decline of a family from her own landed Anglo-Irish class.
Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe. She held critical views on estate management, politics, and education, and corresponded with some of the leading literary and economic writers, including Sir Walter Scott and David Ricardo. During the first decade of the 19th century she was one of the most widely read novelists in Britain and Ireland. Her name today is most commonly associated with Castle Rackrent, her first novel, in which she adopted an Irish Catholic voice to narrate the dissipation and decline of a family from her own landed Anglo-Irish class.
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