Some Thoughts Concerning Education by John Locke

An influential treatise arguing that education should shape character and reason through early habit formation, practical instruction, and attention to physical health; it advocates gentle correction and example instead of harsh punishment, learning by experience rather than rote memorization, tailoring teaching to a child’s temperament, and emphasizing manners, useful knowledge, and judgment so children grow into virtuous, self-disciplined, and capable adults.

Purchase from Bookshop.org