Writing Of History: He remained there as a lecturer until 1921, then devoted all his time to writing of history. Robinson was a pioneer of the "new history," which holds that historical writing of history and teaching should deal with social, scientific, intellectual, and artistic developments as well as political events. Among his books were Introduction to the History of Western Europe (1903), The Development of Modern Europe (with C.A. Beard, 2 vols., 1907), The New History (1911), The Mind in the Making (1921), and The Ordeal of Civilisation (1926).
(6) the uniformity (or lack of it) in the writing of history; (7) alignment, that is, the relationship of the writing of history to a real or imaginary base line; (8) spacing between letters, words, and lines of writing of history, as related to each other and to the overall size; (9) the speed and manner of execution; (10) the basic writing of history system employed, such as Palmer Method, Spen-cerian, or modern manuscript writing of history; (11) the proportional size of letters and their component parts; (12) raising of the pen from the paper; (13) patchings (or reworking of strokes) and re-tracings; (14) tremor, hesitation, and uncertainty; (15) position of the pen; (16) arrangement of the writing of history on the paper; (17) indications of unusual writing of history position and the degree of apparent care in preparation; and (18) the influence of fatigue, sickness, age, intoxication, or other modifying factors.
Many schools begin with the printed form of writing of history, called manuscript writing of history, which seems easier for beginners and may aid them in learning to read and spell. Freeman (42, 1954) recommended that children change from manuscript to cursive writing of history in the latter half of the second grade or the first half of the third grade. After it has been learned, cursive writing of history is more efficient.
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