This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...in most cases, associate the unpleasant feelings they receive in school with study and learning in the abstract, and therefore get a distaste for knowledge itself. Let the methods and the subjects be appropriate for the ages of the pupils, and their love of learning will continue. 7. The steps in learning ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...in most cases, associate the unpleasant feelings they receive in school with study and learning in the abstract, and therefore get a distaste for knowledge itself. Let the methods and the subjects be appropriate for the ages of the pupils, and their love of learning will continue. 7. The steps in learning should not be too great. If a desire for knowledge is to be maintained, the pupil must be able to see clearly how one portion of a subject is connected with another. The step to be taken should be based on those already established, and the teacher should remember that what appears but a mole hill to him may be a mountain to his pupils. He is the best teacher who can most clearly remember his own early difficulties in learning. 8. Lessons must not be too long. This: s true, both as regards lessons at school and chose assigned for home preparation. Longcontinued lessons in school weary the mind; long lessons learned at home tire both mind and body. When learning becomes a " task " it necessarily ceases to be attractive in itself. It should not be surprising that under such circumstances children lose their natural eagerness for knowledge. If the suggestions given be carried out in the right spirit, boys and girls will continue to be " interrogative machines " throughout their whole lives. CHAPTER VII. HOW TO GRATIFY AND DEVELOP THF. NATURAL DESIRE FOR MENTAL ACTIVITY. Activity is one of the instincts of childhood. It is not happy unless its mental or physical powers or both are engaged. "Productive activity" is the corner stone of the delightful and truly philosophical system of Froebel. Give a child work to do of a character suited to his age, let it call his mental faculties and manual abilities into play, and he will be attentive, not merely...
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