Excerpt from European Schools: Or What I Saw in the Schools of Germany, France, Austria and Switzerland Our almost insular seclusion from the other civilized parts Of the world should not make us exclusive in thought and action. National pride is a grand virtue; but, when it becomes derogatory to our own interests and Shuts our eyes to the progress of other nations, that pride becomes a vice. Not having a standard measure of length, how can we meas ure a distance! If this book, in a modest way, succeeds in furnishing a standard of excellence by which true-hearted American teachers may measure their own performances, it is all I desire and hope for. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.