Literary notes about schools (AI summary)
The word “schools” in literature carries a multifaceted significance that goes far beyond merely referring to institutions of formal learning. In some texts, it denotes philosophical or ethical traditions, as when William James discusses “ethical schools” shaping moral thought [1] or when Emerson contrasts the heads of ancient schools like those led by Aristotle and Plato [2]. At the same time, “schools” often represent the very structures of societal order—from Jefferson’s mention of military or public school systems [3, 4] to references of day schools, Sunday schools, and grammar schools that mirror a nation’s cultural and educational heritage [5, 6, 7]. Additionally, the term is employed metaphorically or critically, appearing in discussions that range from highlighting the propagation of social norms to critiquing the institutionalization of thought and education [8, 9, 10]. Through these diverse examples, “schools” emerges as a dynamic symbol, encapsulating both the legacy of traditional scholarship and the evolving challenges of modern educational, cultural, and political milieus.
- One method indeed presents itself, and has as a matter of history been taken by the more serious { 200} ethical schools.
— from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James - Aristotle and Plato [701] are reckoned the respective heads of two schools.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson - Debacq, Secretary for Military Schools at the Ministry of War, Secretary.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - System of Instruction the same in all the schools, 277 Active competition the leading feature, 277 No choice of studies allowed, 277 12.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - 'You never were fond of schools, Margaret, or you would have seen and known before this, how much is being done for education in Milton.'
— from North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - “Good-by, then, and remember me to the grammar schools, to the high schools, and even to the colleges if you meet them on the way.”
— from The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi - "In 1804 my father's family removed to Boston, and in the public and private schools of that city I mingled with all classes without distinction.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - The schools are no good to me, but positively harmful, as I told you.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - “But how are we to educate the people?” “To educate the people three things are needed: schools, and schools, and schools.
— from Anna Karenina by graf Leo Tolstoy - If there was no national press, there could be no national schools, and, indeed, no national church.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
