Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library

"Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects" by Herbert Spencer offers a set of thought-provoking essays from the 1800s that challenge the very core of education. Spencer looks closely at how people were being educated and suggests that the focus was misplaced. Instead of spending so much time on old subjects like Latin and Greek, Spencer argues students should learn things that will actually help them in their lives, like science. He believed that understanding science could help people take care of themselves, make a living, and even raise their children better and become better citizens. Spencer pushes for a new view, saying education should be more useful and get students ready for the real world instead of just filling their heads with knowledge that doesn't matter.