{"product_id":"thring-of-uppingham-victorian-educator-hardcover","title":"Thring of Uppingham: Victorian Educator - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Thring on Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Thring (1821-1887), who founded the \u003ci\u003eHeadmasters' Conference\u003c\/i\u003e of prominent schools in Britain in 1869, was the best-known headmaster of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed by a nature-loving childhood in rural Somerset, survival in the notorious Long Chamber at Eton, a fellowship at King's College Cambridge and a harrowing curacy in the slums of Gloucester, he developed the conviction that education was God's work. This in turn led him to a passionate belief in the potential of every child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1853, over 34 years, Thring transformed a small grammar school in Uppingham into a widely-celebrated boarding school with an international clientele. He battled against intransigent governors, growing debts and the encroachment of government control over every type of school. After facing potential disaster from a series of typhoid outbreaks, he relocated his staff and pupils to Borth in Wales, returning only after securing radical improvements in Uppingham's drainage and water supply. Although dismissively labelled \"the enthusiast Mr Thring\" by the Cambridge philosopher Henry Sidgwick and King of Boys by other critics, his social conscience led to the founding of a mission in London's East End, the first venture of its type.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough two books, \u003ci\u003eEducation and School\u003c\/i\u003e (1864) and \u003ci\u003eThe Theory and Practice of Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e (1883), Thring provided a blueprint for high-quality boarding schools, a broad curriculum and child-centred teaching methods. This is the first modern biography of this multi-faceted and emotionally complex man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742200795199,"sku":"9781908684059","price":58.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/df9eb8a21a2517530f42b88f94649f10.webp?v=1765163016","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/thring-of-uppingham-victorian-educator-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}