Greg Salmieri recommended John Locke’s “Some Thoughts Concerning Education.” The Liberty Fund’s library has an item titled “John Locke, The Works of John Locke, vol. 8 (Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Posthumous Works, Familiar Letters) [1690].” This appears to be a series of letters between Locke and others on the subject of childhood education, which appear to be the basis for the book.
http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/locke-the-works-vol-8-some-thoughts-concerning-education-posthumous-works-familiar-letters
From Wikipedia:
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In 1684 Edward Clarke asked his friend, John Locke, for advice on raising his son and heir, Edward, Jr.; Locke responded with a series of letters that eventually served as the basis of Some Thoughts Concerning Education. But it was not until 1693, encouraged by the Clarke and another friend, William Molyneux, that Locke actually published the treatise; Locke, “timid” when it came to public exposure, decided to publish the text anonymously.
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Another website appears to have the text of the book itself:
http://www.bartleby.com/37/1/
I have done no more than scan a small portion of the material. I hope you find it helpful.
