The Improvement of the Mind to Which Is Added a Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth

The Improvement of the Mind to Which is Added a Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth is a book written by Isaac Watts. This large print edition is designed to make reading easier for those with visual impairments or other reading difficulties. The book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on ways to improve one's mind and become a more knowledgeable and well-rounded person. It covers topics such as reading, thinking, and speaking effectively, as well as the importance of cultivating good habits and avoiding bad ones. The second part of the book is a discourse on the education of children and youth, in which Watts offers advice on how to raise and educate young people to become responsible and productive members of society. The book is written in clear and accessible language, making it a useful resource for anyone seeking to improve their own mind or help others do so.(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1837. Dr. Johnson writes of this work that: few books have been perused by me with greater pleasure than his Improvement on the Mind; of which the radical principles may indeed be found in Locke's Conduct of the Understanding; but they are so expanded and ramified by Watts, as to confer on him the merit of a work in the highest degree useful and pleasing. Whoever has the care of instructing others, may be charged with deficiency in his duty if this book is not recommended. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.