The Scholemaster is a book written by Roger Ascham in the 16th century. It is divided into two books, with Book I being the focus of this description. The book is a treatise on education, written in the form of a dialogue between Ascham and his student, John. The book is written in English, rather than Latin, which was the language of education at the time. Ascham argues that education should be practical rather than theoretical, and that students...