This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...first named country the laws at the present time seemed to be as perfect as any in the world; they are much more complete than those of England, and the German government seems to have taken advantage of all that has been done in America, as well as other countries, and added to it its knowledge of what should be done ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...first named country the laws at the present time seemed to be as perfect as any in the world; they are much more complete than those of England, and the German government seems to have taken advantage of all that has been done in America, as well as other countries, and added to it its knowledge of what should be done to protect and care for the child, and thus has secured a law which might well be imitated in every country. The laws of France, too, were found to be very complete, and the system there of education, classification and the teaching of industrial trades in the asylums and homes was far superior to that of this country. England has not advanced even so far as the countries mentioned, though its system of industrial training is far in advance of that in America. It has now before the parliament a very complete system of educational laws, as well as a bill to make better provision for regulating the employment of children; should both these proposed acts become laws it would very much improve the condition of children throughout that country. England has further adopted a system of 'boarding-out' which is very admirable; the general feeling seemed to be against the herding of children in great institutions, or, as they are called there, "barrack schools," and in favor of a family system of caring for children. Some of the resolutions passed by the congress were as follows: That it is desirable that the laws relating to the control and welfare of children should be considered by a departmental committee or by a royal commission with a view--First--Of preventing the influence of unsatisfactory parents of children placed under institutional care, thus undoing the good results of the education given to the children; and--Second--Of lessenin...
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