ABSTRACT

The book is divided into two parts. The first forms a survey of the inadequacies of the Swiss school system in the early twentieth century (but the issues it discusses were universal ones which were just as prevalent in the English school system of that time). The second part of the book is a collection of testimonies from former pupils on the worst aspects of their schooling. With reference to the ideals of Pestalozzi the author proposes ways in which to find constructive solutions to the problems of harsh teachers, schools and de-motivated pupils.

part |98 pages

Diagnosis

chapter |6 pages

Daemons

chapter |8 pages

Sufferings

chapter |7 pages

Discipline

chapter |4 pages

Pleasure in Achievement

chapter |9 pages

Intellectualism

chapter |6 pages

Mis-Education

chapter |7 pages

Expenditure and Results

chapter |6 pages

The Rights of Personality

chapter |12 pages

Humanity

chapter |7 pages

Comradeship

chapter |4 pages

Provisional Life

chapter |20 pages

Mistakes

part |210 pages

Reports

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter |10 pages

Discipline

chapter |14 pages

Pleasure in Achievement

chapter |27 pages

Intellectualism

chapter |9 pages

Mis-Education

chapter |4 pages

Expenditure And Results

chapter |16 pages

The Rights of Personality

chapter |40 pages

Humanity

chapter |18 pages

Comradeship

chapter |11 pages

Provisional Life

chapter |22 pages

Partiality

chapter |6 pages

The Fight Against Defiance

chapter |20 pages

Corporal Punishment