Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-24
wha, i, the Work of the Educator

/ lsit no, To- ASSIST the development, Vi ,h'
natures God h,, given tn all the children o
men, To help he unfolding Of their physical
intellectual and moral Poscr-. and will then
- become what their Cr-.tor nteudcd then
TO ~ I. % anything more, - % ANYTIME
les. than this Now no mistake can +
greater than To suPpo-c thai hale - To b
done tuvard. this result, until children ar,
+ old .nourh % make U.s. Of book or tha
books ara the chief instruments Ot the eds
Gator, work Very much j. don. m the 80
ucaton 81 a child during the frs, eich, years
vastly more than during any portion u hu
subsequent lie. II j. then that he learns ih,
names srd sOrne Of the relations Of The r-''
son,, rlsr,-, and things Which he nsri' viii
every dsy !, is then the habits Of obsera.
uun and reflection, or u inal,eniion and
thourhtlcssucss are commenced. whsh are Il
make him learned and wise or the reverse
II ]. then be- .cquirs~ the carrful ~ HI earr
- - ~ ~ 49, Nv a''Ne'F "ii'NAN
which NJ rr-yivcd tho incentives 10 thought.
Il b, thcu that be forms accurate ~ Inaccurate
clear " inthstnet notions u suhjccis, " the
con, l-rarca II which his inquiries, and IN
reference 20 which hrs conduct IN shc' li,
will :, directed. Md that rcr~oO can ha',
paid lire attention To hIsovn mental OF nor,
al growth. who has no, b-cn made sensible
Of the pervading influence u notion, thus
early formed Al know how much the shape
tn health lnj yigor II plan, depends upon
the care that i taken of lt- early growth
Not Icss surely IS the development, Of a hu.
msn being effected by the attention that Is OF
Of, no, bestowed upon the tirsl unfolding VI his
firuhiSs
For r,lmplc. our -,n-- being the ins'tu-
ments or means by which We Get mosi q the
elements OF thoughts, j. Il 20, obvious that
the correctness of our ideas must depend up
On the accuracy With which our .en>ss per-
cei,e external ihings' Surely, II our per
ccpuuos - Nrunc, the reflections to which
they give rs cannot he right; and The con.
PICK id-as TIN, may b. conceived IN the mind.
md the emotions awakened in the heart, will
OF course partakc Of the iRSccuraey.
The careful culuVaI,on of the senses, the
development, Of these asd the other faculties
Of children, especially their moral senses and
affections, j. then obviously the work, all per-
sons should attempt, who wOah b. wise edu.
Gators. II they rightly understood this
were alive To It's importance, and were a,
all Inventive, little iinc would hang heavily
with them or their children, at home or a,
sehonl Numerous and very 'arisd ar the
exercises of the senses, and Of three iueul-
,,c, u ths mind which are called into action
by them. o. this subject invaluable hints
have been gwen us-hinu Of which parents
generally, aud the teachers Of our primary
schools should avail themselves much more
than they We, have done. Ii Is not 20 lmPor-
tant that children should receive from teach
ere any given amount OF Information, as that
they should be taught how to learn anything
that may Be within the scope Of their obser-
vaiiOn, and the reach Of their faculties. Nor
Is II wise To hS. or try 70 tx. their attention
upon the records Of what Others have seen
and thought. - sOOn as upon the things which
they nay, Il they will, perceive, and which
tnsy themselves may be led to think. The
arts Of reading and writing should DO taught
inc,destally-ss subsidiary 20 III, operations