Francis W. Parker’s concept of the child

The nature of the child is the basis upon which all educational theories rest. Because the concept of the child is so fundamental in education, it then becomes the primary task of any theorist to present the most correct and the most complete concept of human nature possible. This article covers Francis Parker’s views on the nature of the child. Here is the translation of the 1 st chapter of his fundamental work «Talks on Pedagogics. An Outline of the Theory of Concentration» published in the USA in 1894.