study of great educators. 4. Modern systems of education.
5. General outline.
CHAPTER II
CHINA 20
1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The elementary
school. 4. Higher education. 5. Degrees. 6. Examinations.
7. Criticism of Chinese education. 8. Confucius.
CHAPTER III
INDIA 29
1. Geography and history. 2. The caste system. 3. The home.
4. The elementary school. 5. Higher education. 6. Criticism of
Hindu education. 7. Buddha.
CHAPTER IV
PERSIA 36
1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The State education.
4. Criticism of Persian education. 5. Zoroaster.
CHAPTER V
THE JEWS 40
1. Geography and history. 2. The home. 3. The Jewish school.
4. Esteem for the teachers. 5. The Schools of the Rabbis. 6. Criticism
of Jewish education. 7. The Talmud.
CHAPTER VI
EGYPT 46
1. Geography and history. 2. The caste system. 3. The home.
4. Education. 5. Criticism of Egyptian education. 6. General
summary of oriental education.
CHAPTER VII
GREECE 53
1. Geography and history. 2. Manners and customs. 3. The
Olympian games.
CHAPTER VIII
ATHENS 56
1. Historical. 2. The difference in spirit between Athens and
Sparta. 3. The home. 4. Education. 5. The Sophists. 6. Criticism
of Athenian education.
CHAPTER IX
ATHENIAN EDUCATORS 61
1. Socrates,--life, method, death. 2. Plato,--life, his "Republic,"
scheme and aim of education. 3. Aristotle,--life, pedagogy,
estimate of him.
CHAPTER X
SPARTA 68
1. Historical. 2. The home. 3. Education. 4. Criticism of
Spartan education. 5. Lycurgus. 6. Pythagoras.
CHAPTER XI
ROME 74
1. The Age of Augustus. 2. Geography and history. 3. The
home. 4. Education,--elementary, secondary, higher. 5. Criticism
of Roman education.
CHAPTER XII
ROMAN EDUCATORS
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