The art of teaching.

Physical Description: xviii, 291, vii pages ; 22 cm.
Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: New York, Knopf, 1950.

Book

Summary:

The noted classicist presents his educational methodology, within the context of history, from the Sophists to modern teaching. -- from inside flap.

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 283-291).
Formatted Contents Note:: 1. Introduction -- Teaching constantly changes -- It covers many different subjects in school and college -- It is widely practiced by ordinary people in daily life -- It is difficult and important -- This book is an outline of its methods, not of its subjects -- 2. The Teacher -- His rewards and his difficulties -- The qualities of a good teacher -- The abilities of a good teacher -- 3. The Teacher's Methods -- Preparation -- Communication -- Fixing the impression -- 4. Great Teachers and Their Pupils -- The sophists -- Socrates -- Plato -- Aristotle and Alexander -- Jesus -- Good teachers and bad pupils -- Renaissance teachers -- The Jesuit teachers -- Teachers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Fathers of great men -- 5. Teaching in Everyday Life -- Fathers and mothers -- Husbands and wives -- Executives -- Doctors -- Psychiatrists -- Clergymen and priests -- Advertisers, publicists, propagandists -- Authors and artists -- Principals of everyday teaching.