5. Sturm's celebrated course of study was introduced during this century at Strasburg.
6. The method of double translations in learning a language was taught by Ascham and Sturm.
7. In Rabelais we find the first appearance of realism, which bore rich fruit in later scientific education.
8. Montaigne opposed the use of the rod, and taught that the schoolroom should be made attractive. He also advocated the study of modern languages by conversation, and gave science an honorable place in the curriculum.
It thus appears that the sixteenth century surpassed many previous eras in its contributions to educational progress.
FOOTNOTES:
[73] H. M. Skinner, "The Schoolmaster in Literature," p. 20.
[74] For special reference see Besant's "Rabelais."
[75] "Rabelais," 192.
[76] Ibid., 193.