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Title: | Speech of the right honourable Lord John Russell, delivered in the House of Commons, April 4, 1853 |
Authors: | Russell, John |
Keywords: | Education -- Great Britain School management and organization State departments of education Educational change Religion -- Study and teaching Church and state |
Issue Date: | 1853 |
Publisher: | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans |
Citation: | Russell, J. (1853). Speech of the right honourable Lord John Russell, delivered in the House of Commons, April 4, 1853. Melitensia Miscellanea Collection (Melit-Misc. vol. 81.9). University of Malta Library, Melitensia Special Collections. |
Abstract: | A Speech &c. I have now, in pursuance of the notice I have given, to state generally the intentions of the Government with regard to the important subject of Education ; and in so doing I shall not think it necessary to ask for the attention of the House, because I am sure that, however inadequately I may perform the duty which I am called on to undertake, the subject is of so much importance, and affects so deeply the religion, the morality, and the future well-being of the country, that this House will readily give their attention to any statements which may be made, and to any propositions that may he brought forward by the Governrnent upon a subject of this nature. I will begin by stating what has been the course with respect to the education of the poorer classes in this country from the commencement of the establishment of public day-schools. These day-schools were generally commenced soon after the beginning of the present century. At that time two persons, who had both given very great attention to the subject of education, and who are both deserving of commemoration for their intelligence and the laudable efforts they made in that cause - I mean Joseph Lancaster and Dr. Bell - were instrumental in introducing a large establishment of day-schools for the education of the poorer classes in this country. Both of them proceeded on the system of having monitors in the schools - chosen from among the boys attending those schools - by whom lessons should be given to the children who were not sufficiently advanced to obtain the entire attention of the masters. It was believed, and it was afterwards proved, that by this means a larger number of children would be educated than could have been done by the method of having a great number of schools, each with separate masters. But no doubt that system was exceedingly defective, because it only used the instrumentality of persons who themselves were little advanced in learning, who had no peculiar aptitude for teaching, and who could not give instruction in the rapid and intelligent manner that persons devoted to the object of instruction were capable of doing. [Excerpt] |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/130137 |
Appears in Collections: | Miscellania : volume 081 - A&SCMisc |
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