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Excerpt from New Methods in Education: Art; Real Manual Training; Nature Study
This book is primarily a protest against present methods Of educa tion. The Old education is dependent too much upon books. Books are mere aids - they are not the original sources Of education or infor mation, but artificial and second-hand ones. Nature and experience are the best teachers, and by immediate acquaintance with and direct exercise upon the myriad forms Of life we get the best training. Chil dren are told too much; they do not work out truths for themselves. Reading, writing and arithmetic are made main facts instead Of inci dentals Of education. Some pupils become exceptionally proficient in these branches at the expense of essentialities. Mv endeavor will be. To show that much school work should and can be carried on to better advantage as regards pupils, teachers, economy and environment by the method here set forth than by the ordinary system.
The love Of nature is an universal instinct, and should be sedu louslv cultivated. Children love nature instinctively. Nature speaks as loud to-day as ever, and all should hear her voice.'' As Emerson says, we must bend to the persuasion Which.is ?owing to us from every Object in nature, entreating us to be its tongue to the heart Of man. It is natural for children at certain ages, bv contact with nature in certain wavs, to assimilate information unconsciously from the actual things. Experiments with children prove conclusively that these nascent periods are well marked and should never be missed, or the Opportunity is gone forever. The character changes as the child grows, and its disposition should be formed.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This book is primarily a protest against present methods Of educa tion. The Old education is dependent too much upon books. Books are mere aids - they are not the original sources Of education or infor mation, but artificial and second-hand ones. Nature and experience are the best teachers, and by immediate acquaintance with and direct exercise upon the myriad forms Of life we get the best training. Chil dren are told too much; they do not work out truths for themselves. Reading, writing and arithmetic are made main facts instead Of inci dentals Of education. Some pupils become exceptionally proficient in these branches at the expense of essentialities. Mv endeavor will be. To show that much school work should and can be carried on to better advantage as regards pupils, teachers, economy and environment by the method here set forth than by the ordinary system.
The love Of nature is an universal instinct, and should be sedu louslv cultivated. Children love nature instinctively. Nature speaks as loud to-day as ever, and all should hear her voice.'' As Emerson says, we must bend to the persuasion Which.is ?owing to us from every Object in nature, entreating us to be its tongue to the heart Of man. It is natural for children at certain ages, bv contact with nature in certain wavs, to assimilate information unconsciously from the actual things. Experiments with children prove conclusively that these nascent periods are well marked and should never be missed, or the Opportunity is gone forever. The character changes as the child grows, and its disposition should be formed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - J. Liberty Tadd
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ISBN - 9780331843200
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 456
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