Abstract:The early settlers of the American colonies were influenced by the educational principles and practices of the countries from which they had come, and these educational policies had, in turn, evolved under the influence of the Renaissance and Reformation. These two movements had co-operated in fostering a new liberal education which “implied the intellectual, moral, esthetic, and physical development of the individual for true fulfillment of complete life as a citizen.”1 This, under the influence of the times,… Show more
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