The American Spirit in Education
Publisher: Ross & Perry,
Published: May 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781932109054
Subjects: Literature: History & Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; American English; Literary Criticism; USA; American - General
First sentence: THE origin of the American public school must be sought in New England, not because the schools of Massachusetts were the first in time - for Virginia, if not New Netherland, may dispute that primacy - but because New England has been the teacher of the nation's teachers.