Uncommon Learning: Thoreau on Education (Spirit of Thoreau)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0395947979 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The selections in each go beyond predictable snippets from Walden, encompassing nuggets mined from both the familiar and remotest reaches of Thoreau's journalsAall a joy to read and ponder. From Library Journal Sponsored by the Thoreau Society, this trio of conveniently pocket-sized volumes, each with a fresh and authoritative foreword, makes an ideal introduction to the Transcendental naturalist of Concord. . These three slim volumes are highly recommended for all nonacademic libraries.ACharles Nash, Cottey Coll., Nevada, MO Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Among the three topics, readers may be best acquainted with Harvard graduate Thoreau's far-sighted views on real education as an unending, hands-on pursuitAhere illuminated by his views on scien
Uncommon Learning brings those ideas together in a single volume for the first time.. Ideas about education permeate Thoreau's writing. "It is only when we forget our learning that we begin to know," Thoreau wrote
Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, MA in 1817, and is best know for his influential work, Walden, which was published by Ticknor & Fields in 1854.