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Editorial
April 17, 1852
The Southerner (Tarboro', Edgecombe Co.,
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial promotes giving newspapers to children for educational benefits, comparing it to a quarter's schooling, and highlights moral advantages for family instruction to prevent temptation.
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GIVE YOUR CHILD A PAPER.
A child beginning to read becomes delighted with a newspaper, because he reads the names of things which are very familiar and will make progress accordingly. A newspaper in one year is worth a quarter's schooling to a child and every father must consider that substantial education is connected with advancement. The mother of a family, being one of the heads, and having a more immediate charge of children, should herself be instructed. A mind occupied, becomes fortified against the ills of life, and is braced for any emergency. Children amused by reading or study, are of course more considerate and more governable. How many parents who have not spent $20 for books for their families, would have given hundreds to reclaim a son or a daughter who had ignorantly or thoughtlessly fallen into temptation?
A child beginning to read becomes delighted with a newspaper, because he reads the names of things which are very familiar and will make progress accordingly. A newspaper in one year is worth a quarter's schooling to a child and every father must consider that substantial education is connected with advancement. The mother of a family, being one of the heads, and having a more immediate charge of children, should herself be instructed. A mind occupied, becomes fortified against the ills of life, and is braced for any emergency. Children amused by reading or study, are of course more considerate and more governable. How many parents who have not spent $20 for books for their families, would have given hundreds to reclaim a son or a daughter who had ignorantly or thoughtlessly fallen into temptation?
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
What keywords are associated?
Child Education
Newspaper Benefits
Family Instruction
Moral Development
Reading Progress
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Benefits Of Newspapers For Children's Education And Moral Development
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Family Reading And Instruction
Key Arguments
Child Delighted By Familiar Names In Newspaper, Aiding Reading Progress
One Year Of Newspaper Equals Quarter's Schooling
Substantial Education Linked To Advancement
Mothers Should Be Instructed For Child Charge
Occupied Mind Fortified Against Life's Ills
Reading Children More Considerate And Governable
Parents Spend More To Reclaim Fallen Children Than On Books