Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-22
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MAT Is EDUC ALTOS

OF CIdss vi gus oung persons, Wneu
asked such general questions, do not re-
ply promptly. They have no Thoughts
o. the subject, and therefore have nothing
10 say or their thoughts not being ar
ranged, they are not ready to answer, or
they may be TOO diffidenl TO answer ut "a n
On this occasion half the girls were ST.
lent, and the rest replied, 81 don't know,
SIR
"ObIg, me, girls, by saving some
thing" urged the teacher. THE word
is not Greek-surely you have some
ileas about it, What is your notion Of
education, Mary Blss?'
does it not mean, sir, learning TO
real and write'" Mary Bliss paused,
and the sirl next her I'D led, land cvpher.
ing sic, and grammar and geography"
"Yes, 1t mems this AMI something
more What is your idea of education,
Sarah Johnson z"
II did not suppose education meant
much more than the girls have mention
ed, sir. Mr.. Smith said, at the Lyceum
lecture that the great mass Of the people
received their education al the common
schools; and the girls have named nearly
oil that we can learn at the common
schools"
Does not education mean" asl<eI
Maria Jarvis, 1.-THE learning young men
get at colleges? often hear people say
Of a man that che has had an edacation,'
when they mean merely that he has been
hrough college"
You arc right Maria, in believing
this TO be commonly received meaning
OF the term 'cducdtion;' but it means
much u.ore, and as il is important to you
10 have right and fixed ideas on this sub.
= jet, earnestly beg you all TO give me
your attention while | attempt 10 explain !
10 sou its full meaning.
"A great man, Mr. Locke, said, 'tha,
The difference 10 be found in the manners
aal abilities of men is owing more TO
their education than anything else. Now,
as you are all acquainted with men who
have never seen the inside Of a college,
eat vet who are superior in manners
and abilities to some others who have
pissed fur Of the best years Of their life
there, you must conclude that education
Is uot confined to college walls.
"Yon are born with certlin faculties.
WNa'eycr tends to develope and improve
t1est is education " hatever trains your
mental powers, your u f, clous, manners,
AL habits, is education. Your education
is no. limited TO any period of your life, |
out IS going on as long rs you live
Wh1lever prepared you to be profitable |
servant Of God, and faithful disciple Of
ChrIst-whatevr increases your rever-
me aud love Of your Mlker-all that in
scripture is called the nurture and ad-
moniiion Of The Lord is a part of your
pleiou, e,lucation.
"Whltever YOU do to promote Your
health, u develope and improve lh-
stcng,h AMI powers Of your body, is a
part Of your physical educataom.
What, sirl" interrupted little Anne
Lewis, "do you mean that running, and
laupDg rope, aud trunIIing hoops, and
rIambering over rocks, is a part of edu-
rattoa!
II certainly debut why do you laugh,
my dear child"
Because, sir, never knew that edu-
cation meant anything SO pleasant as that
wish NY mother could hear you, sir !;
she would let me play more, instead Of
stud wing all the time, if she only knew
TINT driving hoop was called education"
The teacher SAILED and proceeded
"Whlever calls forth your affections and
tcngthens them, whatever directs and
subdues your passions, whatever cult
Yates your virtues, and whatever improves
your manners, is a part of your moral
'lucdtioa"
Then" said the same lively little
girl, 'that is what my mother means
when she says, there is lesson for you
Annel' every time any one Of the family
does any good thing 1t seems to ne,
an edacatiag all the tire"
You are, Annette world is you
school, and good examples are your very
best lessons. Whatever unfoIds the fac
uIes of your mind, improves your tai
ems, and augments your stores OF knowl
edge, is part of your intellectual cduca
ton.
Whatever improves your capacity 10
domestic afflirs, or for business OF an
sort, is part of your economical educa
lou Now you will perceive from wha
have said, that education is not contlne
TO schools and colleges, but that, as Ann
has very we'll remarked, we are 'educa
ing oil the time Nor is the conduct
education confnei to protested teacher
We are educating one another.
while | am teaching you geograph
aud arithmetic, you are perhaps irwin
my patience, or By your own patlen
calling forth my gratitude. If ! maj
progress in these virtues, you are helplI
on my moral education.
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