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In other words, the events that
Hellenbrand argues influenced Jefferson's way of thinking occurred after his philosophies on education were already manifested, for the most part. For instance, he claims that it is the difference between an âaffectionate parentâ and the âstern patriarchâ that affected Jefferson's self-identified paternalistic role. Critics conclude that this, amongst others, may be an overanalyzed, perhaps even biased, assumption on Hellenbrand's part. He is even described as being âtoo good a scholar to have to resort to jargon." Thus, while some believe
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Jefferson's educational inspiration and ambition are based on cultural and historical issues that arose after Jefferson's philosophies would have already been established.
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has received mixed criticisms. Joseph J. Ellis praises the biography in a review as âthe best single-volume study of
Jeffersonâs educational thought available." Hellenbrand naturally takes an educational approach because he himself is greatly invested in the American university system, teaching and
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Hellenbrand for contributing new insight into a seemingly dated topic. Robert M. Senkewicz writes that the book âoffers some fresh perspectives Not simply another work on Jeffersonâs educational philosophy, this book is a study of what the
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Some of the material he had written was originally published in âRoads to
Happiness: Rhetorical and Philosophical Design in Jeffersonâs Notes on the State of Virginiaâ and in ââNot to Destroy But to Fulfill:â Jefferson, Indians, and Republican Dispensation,â which he was granted permission to
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Jefferson's educational past, and theorizing why Jefferson found his own experiences and ideas to be essential enough that they should be passed down to the following generations of American people. Moreover, Hellenbrand sees his personal life as a large factor that enabled his
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Jefferson's life, due to its narrowed focus. Much like Jefferson was more concerned with education than politics in his lifetime, Hellenbrand spends more time analyzing Jefferson's educational ideologies. Nevertheless,
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Jefferson's way of thinking; there is an incongruence between Jefferson's thoughts versus his actions. There was a series of bills that were passed in Virginia, which resulted positively for schools, yet detrimentally impacted the treatment of
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and criminals. This legislation was made possible through the university and other institutional platforms, again demonstrating how education and politics come together in the hopes of promoting the public good.
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America alone, but saw it as a vital factor to any revolution, no matter what country or state. Yet the largest impact he was able to make was in the state of
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