...and others like him were the founders of this utilitarian system. "What I want," said Mr. Gradgrind," "is facts; teach these boys and girls nothing but...are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out every thing else." Now, I do not admit that the study of mathematics is valuable merely as a mental...

...him were the founders of this utilitarian system. "What I want," said Mr. Gradgrind," "is fac»'s; teach these boys and girls nothing but facts; facts...are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out every thing else." Now, I do not admit that the studv of mathematics is valuable merelv as a mental...

...like him were the founders of this utilitarian system. "What I want," said Mr. Gradgrind," "is fctcls; teach these boys and girls nothing but facts; facts...are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out every thing else." Now, I do not admit that the study of mathematics is valuable merely as a mental...

...nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals on Facts. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir ! " The scene was a plain,...

...that is told ! HARD TIMES. HARD TIMES. BOOK THE FIRST. SOWING. CHAPTER I. THE ONE THING NEEDFUL. " Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls...principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir ! " The scene was a plain,...

...pictured the English schoolmaster, admonished by the school director to secure a recitation of facts: "Now what I want is facts. Teach these boys and girls...animals upon facts ; nothing else will ever be of service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my children and this is the principle on...

...mind of a child with facts, else we shall have the sad history of Mr. Gradgrind's family retold : " Now what I want is facts. Teach these boys and girls...alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root up everything else." Mr. Gradgrind laid it down as a law that children were never to wonder. Indeed...

...development of his story, how he conceives such a course of training likely to work out in actual practice. "Now what I want is facts. Teach these boys and girls...principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to facts, sir!"t In the very first...

...would educate children as they raise hogs, by placing them in favorable circumstances to fatten: ' "Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing hut Facts. Facts alone arc wanted In life. Plant nothing elite, and root out everything else. You can...

...would educate children as they raise hogs, by placing them in favorable circumstances to fatten: ' " Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls...nothing else will ever be of any service to them. . . . Stick to Facts, sir! " The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a school-room, and the...