Download or read book A Review of the Special Report of the Minister of Education on the Mechanics' Institutes, Ontario (Classic Reprint) written by Otto Klotz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Review of the Special Report of the Minister of Education on the Mechanics' Institutes, Ontario The Report gives a number of proofs that the chief object for the establishment of Mechanics' Institutes in this Province, and of legislative aid to the same, has been to establish Evening Classes for adults, for working mechanics, in those subjects which have most important relations to their several industries, and to provide for the special and higher wants of all different classes of artisans; that class instruction specially adapted to the wants and circumstances of working men should occupy a prominent position among the objects sought to be promoted by Mechanics' Institutes; and that it is the characteristic work of Mechanics' Institutes to teach the application of knowledge required in ordinary schools to the practical purposes of life, including such technical subjects as relate to the everyday pursuits of the various classes of the working population. It is held that as our public system of education gimproves and ramilies throughout the country, the necessity for Evening Classes for teaching adults the rudimentary branches of learning will diminish. It is also held that competent instructors and lecturers for technical instructions are readily available in the staff of the High Schools in most of the localities in which there are Institutes while it is also admitted that it is very dimcult, and sometimes quite impracticable, for Institutes located in small places to introduce and sustain Evening Class instruction, except perhaps on a very limited scale, and embracing only the rudiments of knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.