The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-09-22
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EDUCATI0NAL-'N0. PHI.
ORAL rEAclIINo.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. yxxx.
ORAL TEACHING.
| By oral teaching is meant, technically, that
instruction which proceeds directly from the
teacher, without the use Of any tNxt-book--
the knowledge impaired coming from the
stores of the teachers own mind, clothed in
his own language, with illustrations fresh from
his own imagination. 1t is opposed to that
kind of teaching which depends wholly, or
nearly so, upon tho textbook in the hands of
the pupil, from which he studies lesson pre-
viously assigned, and recites it to the teacher,
who gives occasional explanations. An oral
lesson, on the contrary, depends for treatment,
language, explanation, etc., entirely upon the
teachers own mind, which must have pre-
viously arranged the whole subject taught in
to appropriate topics, and have methodized
each of the lessons to be given.
While very many Of. the improvements in
teaching, made in recent times, have resulted
| from the use of better textbooks, there can
be no doubt that there has been for some time
tendency in our schools to depend too much
upon textbooks. Within the last few years
an effort has been made to correct this by re-
quiring that certain subjects, comprised with
| in the course of instruction should be taught
only by oral lessons. A similar injurious ten
.dency in primary school instruction was
sought to be corrected BY the introduction Of
object-teaching.
Oral teaching is the most natural kind Of
teaching. 1t approximates to the instruction
given by the parent digging the earliest periods
Of the child's life. IL ss.cludes set methods,
mechanical ROUTINE, and formulated express
ions Of facts, principles, and rules and has,
or should have, all the ease, grace and spon-
taneity OF CONVERSATION. It is the method Of
Et'zs ancient 5ehers-s oerates IN the streets
of Athens, Arisotle in the Lyceum, and Pla-
to in the grove Of Acadcme. What disci.
pline it must have been to have listen to the
Stogirite as he enpncated and illustrated the
results of his profound thought and research ;
or 10 have caught the honeyed words of Plato
as he discoursed upon the truths of "divine
philosophy"
Oral teaching is the simplest kind of teach
ing. 1t is especially adapted to rudimental
stage of scientific discovery, as well as to the
earlier periods of the pupils mental develop
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