Childhood as a Theme in English Literature
- 18th century: the expending meaning of the theme of childhood
- The romantic child of the 19th century
- An ever-increasing number of genres in the 20th century
In 1960, French medievalist and historian Philippe Ariès advanced the hypothesis that the idea of childhood was practically inexistent before the early modern period. The controversy about the existence or absence of the idea prior to that time in history gave rise to a host of studies on childhood. But what does the word "childhood" mean? Our awareness that it refers to a distinct period of human life is natural but how do we determine its duration? How long does childhood last? The common denominator of many studies on childhood is the attempt to grasp its essence, to define the experience of being a child and to explain the nature of children. One of the most important conclusions these studies have drawn is that our notions of childhood have changed. They have been adapted to the changes in our society and to our conceptions of what a child should be. Thus, the ideas about childhood during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries evolved continually. Several writings and literature on this subject tell us more about this evolution.
A discussion on the theories of the child and the inextricable link to education
«Introduction.. The modern conception of childhood.. The German educator Friedrich Froebel.. Froebel's continuous studies of the ideas concerning 'the child'.. A time of individualism and creativity.. The first Waldorf School.. Teaching children between the ages of six and fourteen.. The observation...»
«Educational provision has always involved much more than the ways of accumulation of academic knowledge. It has been central to the processes by which ideas of childhood has been socially constructed and, therefore, its history has much to tell us about the development of different educational...»
Teacher empathy and its impact on bullying in schools
«Introduction and summary. Bullying as it pertains to school-aged children: An overview. Bullying defined. Prevalence of bullying: A statistical overview. The attitude of the youth in the US. The U.S. school system. Analysis of the study conducted by the U.S. Secret Service. Interpretation of the...»
«Bullying has been a difficult term to define, particularly before state legislatures began to define bullying in precise language for the purpose of law-making. Oftentimes, it was left up to teachers, or individual students, to express their own qualitative and subjective definition of the...»
The Search
«Introduction. Count Dracula and his three female vampires. The book Salem's Lot. The search for knowledge in Dracula and Salem's Lot. Anne Rice's book Interview With the Vampire. Conclusion.»
«Through the evolution of the vampire novel, the search for knowledge and information remains a unifying theme that characterizes the genre. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stephen King's Salem's Lot, and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, this quest for understanding about vampires and their origin...»