_For those modern educators who despair over the state of discipline in the schools today, the educational literature of the early 1800s may present some interesting insights on how such problems used to be resolved.
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Abbott, Jacob.Paper presented to American Institute of Education, First Annual Report, 1831, p. 90.
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Wayland, Francis. "Elements of Moral Science." Paper presented to American Institute of Instruction. In Report, Vol. 1, 1830, p. 331.
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Martin, G.H. "Boston Schools One-Hundred Years Ago." New England Magazine, July 1902.
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Lancaster, Joseph. "Improvements in Education." London, 1805, Reprinted in Education in the United States. New York: Random House, 1974.
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