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There was also a quiet factor at work, the most important of all, and that was the
district school ; this kept three months in the summer and three months in the
winter. The boy attended both until he was so large he could no longer be spared
...
There was also a quiet factor at work, the most important of all, and that was the
district school ; this kept three months in the summer and three months in the
winter. The boy attended both until he was so large he could no longer be spared
...
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On the principle that one learns by doing, a very important part of Mr. Philbrick's
education came from the relation where he was teacher instead of pupil. As we
have seen, during the course of his preparation for college, and while there, ...
On the principle that one learns by doing, a very important part of Mr. Philbrick's
education came from the relation where he was teacher instead of pupil. As we
have seen, during the course of his preparation for college, and while there, ...
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schooling, but the secondary object attained was even more important. He was
educating himself as well as instructing others, and unconsciously bending his
mind in a direction which led to the final choice of his life pursuit. He taught first in
...
schooling, but the secondary object attained was even more important. He was
educating himself as well as instructing others, and unconsciously bending his
mind in a direction which led to the final choice of his life pursuit. He taught first in
...
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It had aroused his mind to the importance of this pursuit, and in becoming a
teacher, he had learned the great lesson of how to become a student ; and in his
associations in Essex County, he found himself a part of a teaching fraternity, and
of a ...
It had aroused his mind to the importance of this pursuit, and in becoming a
teacher, he had learned the great lesson of how to become a student ; and in his
associations in Essex County, he found himself a part of a teaching fraternity, and
of a ...
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... that first united and complete grammar school, which marked so important an
era in the school system of Boston. ... I think, that he had discovered his full
abilities in the line of education, or had appreciated the importance and vastness
of this ...
... that first united and complete grammar school, which marked so important an
era in the school system of Boston. ... I think, that he had discovered his full
abilities in the line of education, or had appreciated the importance and vastness
of this ...
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| Title | A Memorial of the Life and Services of John D. Philbrick |
| Editor | Larkin Dunton |
| Publisher | New England Publishing Company, 1887 |
| Length | 225 pages |
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