Educational Value of the Purdue Egg Show

Abstract

In planning any scheme of instruction in educational institutions the thought that first arises must be; What is an Education? Many have been the definitions of this word but in the writer’s opinion, a development of the mind is the chief object of an education. If the student can be taught to think quickly, to see clearly, to see broadly, to see details, have a keen perception and judge wisely, he has a good education. Execution of the things the mind develops is of second importance but last of all comes the information given in educational Instruction. I consider it more important to develop the mind in every way and make this permanent rather than cram the student with information that may be out of date in a few years and which you know he will largely forget between his freshman and senior years. If the student is rightly taught . . .