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The editorial argues that among four fundamental subjects, natural science should rank second only to English in importance for education.

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q1 i? Of the four fundamental subjects (English, natural science, social science, and art), there is abundant reason from the trend of contemporary life for putting natural science second only to English in educational importance. → J. C. B 1915

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J. C. B 1915

J. C. B. (1915). Editorial. The Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume VI, Number 10. Warwick & York. https://archive.org

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Editorial argument, not an empirical result. The ranking rests on the author's reading of "the trend of contemporary life," including the wartime importance of training in the natural sciences.

"there would seem to be abundant reason from a study of the trend of contemporary life for putting natural science second only to English in its importance for education"

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type claim
id natural-science-second-only-to-english
title The editorial argues that among four fundamental subjects, natural science should rank second only to English in importance for education.
description The editorial argues that among four fundamental subjects, natural science should rank second only to English in importance for education.
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1915
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-24
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sources 1 — j-c-b-1915

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