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Pleasure from Children – July 1918
One gets a great deal of pleasure in life from the mere sight of children; passing them in the street, meeting them in a railway carriage, or getting casual glimpses of them anywhere or under any circumstances. Poor or rich, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education
Tagged boys, children, children's games, games, girls, school
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Boys Needed for (Intellectual) Stimulation – December 1906
(In our less innocent age I have added “Intellectual”) During the past week, the papers have had something to say about schools in which boys and girls are educated together. Is the tendency towards co-education a good thing or bad? … Continue reading
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Tagged boys, competition, education, girls, intellect, intellectual, school
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Retiring Girls – September 1904
(I wonder what she would say if she were alive today!) It used to be the fashion for girls to be prim, retiring, entirely submissive to their elders. Such a girl, transported into this century, would be thought to be … Continue reading