To give the child some idea of what has gone on in the worldbefore he arrived; To take him out of his little self-centered, shut-in life, whichlooms so large because it is so close to his eyes; To extend his horizon, broaden his view, and open up the visitsdown the ages past; To acquaint him with some of the big events and great names andfix these in time and space as a basis for detailed study in thefuture; To give him a chronological file with main guides, into which hecan fit in its proper place all his further historical study— Is the purpose of this first SURVEY OF THE WORLD’S HISTORY. ⊙让孩子知道一些他们来到这世界之前就已经发生的事情; ⊙带孩子走出以自我为中心、封闭在家的生活,这种生活显得过于重要,因为太贴近,就成为孩子们眼中的一切,使他们看不到外面的世界; ⊙开阔孩子的眼界,拓宽他们的视野,将过去时代的历史画面展现在他们面前; ⊙让他们熟悉历史上一些重大事件和伟人的名字,并把这些事和人在时间和空间上确定下来,作为将来系统学习的基础; ⊙向孩子提供一份历史编年档案,并附有要览,这样他们今后学习历史就可以参照这份档案。 以上所述就是写这第一本世界历史故事的宗旨。 ——维吉尔?M?希利尔(卡尔佛特首任校长,本书作者)
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