The Educational World of Edward Thring
Looking more into the educational aspects of Edward Thring, we find that he was the headmaster of Uppingham school from 1853 to 1887; a time frame of thirty-four years! Edward Thring was able to turn a poor provincial grammar school of twenty-five boys into a top of the line public school within ten years. A big aspect of this major turn around was that Thring insisted on confining his school to around 300 boys to maintain a small, "tight-knit" Christian community. A big belief of Thring was that every boy was good for something. Thrings early experience teaching Gloucester National elementary schools had convinced him that "to teach the slow and ignorant with success is the only test of proficiency and intellectual power." In addition to being a definite believer in teaching the classics, Thring broadened the overall curriculum at Uppingham by making sure that the moral, aesthetic, and physical aspects meet the needs of the students. Although Uppingham was a huge achievement in itself, Thrings achievements extended beyond Uppingham as he was cofounder of the Headmasters' Conference (HMC), the educational House of the Lords, and he produced his Theory and Practice of Teaching.
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