ABSTRACT

Bertrand Russell is considered to be one of the most significant educational innovators of his time. In this influential and controversial work, Russell calls for an education that would liberate the child from unthinking obedience to parental and religious authority. He argues that if the basis of all education is knowledge wielded by love then society can be transformed. One of Bertrand Russell’s most definitive works, the remarkable ideas and arguments in On Education are just as insightful and applicable today as they were on first publication in 1926.

part |2 pages

PART I EDUCATIONAL IDEALS

chapter 1|19 pages

POSTULATES OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL THEORY

chapter 2|25 pages

THE AIMS OF EDUCATION

part |2 pages

PART II EDUCATION OF CHARACTER

chapter 3|9 pages

THE FIRST YEAR

chapter 4|15 pages

FEAR

chapter 5|9 pages

PLAY AND FANCY

chapter 6|8 pages

CONSTRUCTIVENESS

chapter 7|7 pages

Selfishness and Property

chapter 8|6 pages

TRUTHFULNESS

chapter 9|9 pages

PUNISHMENT

chapter 10|6 pages

IMPORTANCE OF OTHER CHILDREN

chapter 11|14 pages

AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY

chapter 12|8 pages

SEX EDUCATION

chapter 13|9 pages

THE NURSERY SCHOOL

part |2 pages

PART III INTELLECTUAL EDUCATION

chapter 14|13 pages

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

chapter 15|11 pages

THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM BEFORE FOURTEEN

chapter 16|9 pages

LAST SCHOOL YEARS

chapter 17|6 pages

DAY SCHOOLS AND BOARDING SCHOOLS

chapter 18|8 pages

THE UNIVERSITY

chapter 19|4 pages

CONCLUSION