McGuffey Series (McGuffeys Eclectic Readers Series) [BOX SET] (Hardcover)

~ William Holmes McGuffey (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Mott Media has Republished the 1830's Version of the McGuffey Readers with the Original Christian Content! How would McGuffey teach reading if he were here today? His first concern would be that the content should promote moral growth and excellence of mind in habits, attitudes, and literary tastes. And Bible selections would be at the top of his reading list. McGuffey also believed in phonics for beginning reading. Methods and timing should be adapted to the individuality of each child. Parents should not send their dearest treasure off to school too early in life, but should proceed at the child's own pace. This preserves the vigor of his mental action. McGuffey believed in memorizing as a way to develop habits of attention that promote understanding and mastery of ALL learning, even those studies which are not memorized. McGuffey believed that an obvious result of a cultivated mind is a wide vocabulary. And the best way to cultivate a wide vocabulary is to learn words in their context, as in studying the important ideas and noble thoughts presented in the Readers. These principles produce the education that shaped American character, particularly in the West, for over one hundred years. It's the kind of education the majority of Americans want and need today.

About the Author

William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) was a "born" educator. Beginning by teaching his younger brothers and sisters, William McGuffey accepted his first teaching position at 13 in a one-room school with 48 students. After graduating from Washington College and being ordained as a Presbyterian minister, he taught moral philosophy at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for almost ten years. It was during this period that McGuffey wrote and compiled the Readers that made him famous. Later McGuffey rose to the rank of university president, serving Cincinnati College and Ohio University. He spent the final third of his life teaching moral philosophy at the University of Virginia.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Mott Media (MI) (June 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880620145
• ISBN-13: 978-0880620147
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #451,204 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only the beginning books in the series, October 25, 2002

By	David Glazer (SF Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This boxed set has two primers, a spelling book, and levels one through four. It does NOT contain levels five and above.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful books for home schooling!!!!, June 26, 1999

By A Customer

Great way to teach your children proper english, and the moral codes of yester years. I use for homeschooling my 4 children(4-10) in addition to there regular text books, and all are above average in reading and writing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quaint Educational Classic, November 2, 2008

By	Homeschool Mom (USA) - See all my reviews

This old-fashioned reading series will increase your child's vocabulary. This is part of the Robinson curriculum. These books were before the dumbing down trend so the last book is at a high skill level. The program starts simply, gets progressively more difficult. Can be used as copy work as well. "Slate exercises" included! Learn a bit of history at the same time as practicing reading skills. Binding on these small books is fragile. Care is needed in handling them to last through the upbringing of a large family.