Education
Democracy and Education
An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the d…
Education
Ellen White said that one of the most delicate tasks in life was working with youthful minds. Teaching should be varied which can make it po…
Awaken Your Italian!
What if you could learn something useful for yourself and your life while learning a new language? With Awaken Your Italian! you will:
* Fi…
The Montessori Method
In the early 1900's Dr. Maria Montessori began to reform educational methods with her work the 'Case dei Bambini' in Rome, Italy. Montessori…
How to Write a Novel
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
Subtitled, "The principles on which a firm parental authority may be established and maintained, without violence or anger, and the rig…
Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Prof. Jeremy WolfeSee the full course materials at http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00-introduction-to-…
In the School Room
In the first place, teaching is not simply telling. A class may be told a thing twenty times over, and yet not know it. Talking to a class i…
The Vocation of the Scholar
The Vocation of the Scholar presents a series of profound lectures by Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a pivotal figure in German idealism. Delivered…
Music Notation and Terminology
Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
This is the authoritative book written by Montessori to describe her methods. It gives an overview of the Montessori Method as developed for…
Clinical Medicine For Nurses
The basics of clinical medicine for nurses in WWI-era America from a series of lectures by the author, an Asheville, NC physician. - Summary…
Airplane Flying Handbook
The Airplane Flying Handbook serves as a comprehensive guide for aspiring pilots, focusing on the essential skills and knowledge required fo…
The Seven Laws of Teaching
If we analyze carefully a full and perfect act of teaching, we shall find it involves seven distinct elements, or parties and parts—two acto…
Anatomy of the Human Body
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray is a foundational text in the field of anatomy, first published in 1858 and continuously updated thr…
Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Prof. John Gabrieli
This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the …
Home Geography for Primary Grades
Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more. (Summ…
The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent
In different ways the four essays set forth one theme—the moral use to which intelligence might be put, in rendering our admirations and our…
A Dictionary of English Synonymes
A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions, Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseolog…
How We Think
A book written by an American education philosopher in which he proposed “This scientific attitude of mind might, conceivably, be quite irr…