That Dreadful Boy : An American Novel
That Dreadful Boy : An American Novel
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His other studies were supposed to progress in school, but Latin was disagreeable to him until his mother made it fascinating, and English composition, although a portion of the routine drill, received very little attention.
Mr. Smiley was heard to say that it received far too little in all public schools, a few lines on paper, often receiving zero or ten, according to the teacher's mood or time ; while ideas and graceful expression were considered of less value than penmanship.
"Nowadays," he ...said to Mrs. Sylvester, "the schoolboy's composition is too often like your pub- lisher's books, — praised for the outside appearance." " You cannot expect perfection," said Bessie ; "and I shall defend the overworked teachers. If the school boards would adopt the old academy system of rating composition^ and would consent to some valuation of simple, concise expressio.% 220 THAT DREADFUL BOY. 221 it would be well. I prefer originality in ideas rather than a written task, which the child looks upon with dread.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
His other studies were supposed to progress in school, but Latin was disagreeable to him until his mother made it fascinating, and English composition, although a portion of the routine drill, received very little attention.
Mr. Smiley was heard to say that it received far too little in all public schools, a few lines on paper, often receiving zero or ten, according to the teacher's mood or time ; while ideas and graceful expression were considered of less value than penmanship.
"Nowadays," he ...said to Mrs. Sylvester, "the schoolboy's composition is too often like your pub- lisher's books, — praised for the outside appearance." " You cannot expect perfection," said Bessie ; "and I shall defend the overworked teachers. If the school boards would adopt the old academy system of rating composition^ and would consent to some valuation of simple, concise expressio.% 220 THAT DREADFUL BOY. 221 it would be well. I prefer originality in ideas rather than a written task, which the child looks upon with dread.
What to read after That Dreadful Boy : An American Novel?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Kate Tannatt Woods to read onlineMoreLess
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