The training of teachers in the United States of America
John Stuart Mill · en
“EDUCATION.--This has been made a sub-department of the department
of Psychology, and now offers a course which can be taken as a Minor
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Its work is in the closest
connection with the work in psychology and anthropology, and in part
based on these. The work in this department is intended to meet the
needs of the following classes of men:
“_First._--Those intending to teach some other speciality, but
who wish a general survey of the history, present state, methods,
and recent advances in the field of university, professional, and
technical education.
“_Second._--Those who desire to become professors of pedagogy, or
heads or instructors in normal schools, superintendents, or otherwise
to become experts in the work of education.”
The programme of the Educational Department includes courses upon the
following subjects:
I. (_a_) Child-Study. (_b_) Educational Psychology. (_c_) School
Hygiene.
II. (_a_) Principles of Education. (_b_) History of Education and
Reforms. (_c_) Methods, Devices, Apparatus, etc.
III. (_a_) Organization of Schools in different countries. (_b_)
Typical Schools and Special Foundations. (_c_) Motor Education,
including manual training, physical education, etc. (_d_) Moral
Education. (_e_) Ideals.
IV. Higher Education, including university work, technical education;
training in law, medicine, and theology; recent progress, present
state and prospects of the most advanced education in different
countries, including our own.
The courses in education for 1893-94 are as follows:--
_Dr. G. Stanley Hall’s Courses_:
(_A_) Present status and problems of Higher Education in this country
and Europe. One hour weekly, half a year.
(_B_) Outline of Systematic Pedagogy. One hour weekly, half a year.
_Dr. Burnham’s Courses_:
(_C_) Organization of schools in Europe, especially the schools of
France, Germany, Sweden, and England. Typical schools described, and
educational principles illustrated by them, expounded and discussed.
References made to important literature, and the work may serve as an
outline for further study. One hour a week, half a year.
(_D_) School Hygiene, following and supplementing his “Outlines of
School Hygiene,” and considering special topics. One hour a week,
half a year.
(_E_) Educational reforms, involving the discussion of a few
fundamental educational principles and the presentation of chapters
in the history of education. One hour a week, half a year.
(_F_) Motor Education of children. This course will endeavour to
elucidate the principles that should govern this side of education,
and will involve the study of writing, drawing, manual training, and
of play and gymnastics as means of motor education. The course may
include also the study of motor training and muscular development
in relation to intellectual ability and moral character. One hour a
week, half a year.