Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction
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A curated selection of a naturalist's instructional extracts accompanied by an introductory note explores his teaching method. The volume offers biographical sketches, detailed accounts of how he trained several pupils, collections of aphorisms and classroom practices, and reflections on his personality and death. Emphasis falls on disciplined observation, careful comparison, and learning through intensive study of specimens, with explicit links drawn between scientific method and humanistic pedagogy. Selected passages are arranged for classroom comparison to illustrate how attention to form and function underpins both biological investigation and the study of literature.
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