Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-09

yoor support Il vua approve Of II During
a ranlbse !ass sumGser .hrongif. DIV u zersaad,
! | had OPPORTUNITIES Observing resta.oz..
I z,'s practlte, and the results produced from
j his neihot; add Gas maeH astonlshrd at
4 the progress made by Ais puPils. 7 hey
/ acquisu a correctideas OF space, proportion
ard nufabers, with goat facility and Coz.
] ception, rapidly of combination, and sx-
actness of execution, ADD at The same umc
twp modern languages Not SQUAD IS
taught them withoGl at the same tune the
seostance being likewise conveyed; all the
ideas they acquire are fogicaliyarranged,sne
I results of correct though simple analysis.
s The mode of instruction. is eqaaiy new.
i Theyare all taught q. The same tine the same
thing, and seem to dellgntin their studies.
! "A spnls Of enthusiasm and energy PetVades
] the whole body. Upwards ct 90 chiidrea
] are kept in perfect order, without the pria
| ciple Of fear having any iaanrnce on the'r
conduct. This system mas many shemles
| 10 Europe knowledge as .,ve'lsss properly
( is monopoiized; and+Sne. eqaailzauoa OF one
is as. much dreaded as ;nc divlsioa VI the
! osher.e Conviaced that no permanent pro-
! gress csc be made towards the happiness OF
j rue human species, uuul the whole mass
! are sufficiently Informed OF heir t'ce later-~
est, am inIncra 10 tniak that schools
aud not colleges are the means TO be en-
ployed. Colleges are III knowledge what
| monopolies are IN comn,efce --only ~
cressng the Inequality by giving more 70
! those VINO alrsauy ~have more shao tt1eir
/ share. 49,
'PestaIoezi has published mere IN IA!
f{busit is 10 Gsrmaa} his Manual tor Mo-
theirs. Il is probable | shall get It trans"
Hated, AS think il -cobals4s exesl.eni
| iaeas."
| 80 Some time agn ltook the liberty OF
handing you skttca OF PestaiosZ''s 1ae-
,hod of teaching children. As 10 Que OF
he few things wor,hy Vt limitation Oh th's
side Of The Atlantic. hope you nave re-
&C yed it, and lh.t you nave gwen II an IN
partial examination, SOFAS ~ Judge OF The
nationality of the theory. 4ae praruce |
| had OCCASION last summer lnowiieetlando!
/ pestigating at slntify schools" IN Que OF
| which there were so boy,, ai1c IT appeared
| 10 ne to have ,ccee ded completely by
inspiring the children witn sven an ardent
desire ter Inform itioc, as 10 render the mo.
i've Of fear uHnecess ary-by associaung
The knowledge Of things with the words that
rep esent thea, sense Ard sound were liked
| and inssparabIr 10y directing snen atsen.
! ion 10 the certain and useful IN do bder
graduated to the scale. OF lher comprehen.
| lion, rhe images Of the mind were drawn
forth by progressive comb.nation, DO toned
by previous knowledge proceeding from
| The known &c the unknown.' Is
Ia a sub eluent extract II is stated, thai
The method o! Pestaipzzi may be foil,
"a qaisd 10 q year by auv one accustomed
to teach children: that the boys teacn one
another land that their knowledge is SC
perfect, that one-csn bring up all The Others
to the same poiut.'
GO The plan occupies lhe tine between the
agesof 5 and 10 years, a period IN which
| children scarce make any progress under
the cid system; IN that time Pessalozz,
teaches them two languages, 10 read, wrie,
arithmetic. geography, drawing, AID
knowledge OF the nata5e and most OF The
pfope Ties of things around them, with
business os eye IN regard to dimension and
distance, and an eSacsness Of hand IN exc
cution, which facilitates the acquiring OF
| all the arts
| Extracts from az aecount Q the nezvsystem
&of education at Pestalazai.
",Pessalozzi has gwen the name Of 'sme.
| fhoa 10 the new system ot education OF
/ whlch he IS the auihor, and which he labors
TO Improve with a ssal which proallses 60
/ ensure II success.