Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-10
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.G
-, Aitra otlons-Theory Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tho CRY
so'''0 schools and Lattor-day Saints Coliego-Honor
Rol.-No

o. ,0ru occurs 10 inc MINUS W ''''"
N.,soos that there is large per
ms ~ of boys attending the public
80 80. ,bo never reach the high scools.
~ srgument canno, certainly be urged
~, ,te expense Of sending boys to
$50 "a too great, as the cost OF pur-
..-,rv books Is less than the expense
s.dro, to their running at will in the
,,..,s The cost Of beer and tobacco
ri ,bose who use them, Is an item IN
.se-ount that Is not so apt TO be In
.~,,,d were boys required ohavc some
Nm, employment while, ut the same
..-. attending school, The student
IN, has employment during his school
M develops into a strong man physi-
,,1v mentally and morally and Is
tst,ef prepared to assume important
5gbss when he reaches the ycars Of ae'
roupatility than the one not so engaged.
A how having no steady occupation, he
,,spot urge lack Of time as an excuse
brno, attending school.
Undoubtedly wholesome restraint In
,iIsBt TO school life has It's influence in
,susing some boys TO waste this time in
ideness ln what way may those
rbo have prematurcly and un-
,,se.sadl, len school be reached
and returned to their places, and how
can dis tendency thus TO leave be over
come. Is a problem that can be solved by
o,rep,s and teachers acting In coniunc-
don. Usually 1t Is necessary for the
teacher to take the initiative. A visit to
o,pnls and a full aud free discussion Of
,be interests Of all concerned will result
In secunng most efficient aid from the
home.
Another thing that may be done on
the part Of the school management Is to
,padus, the course OF study that Il will
maetihc wants OF boys and attract them
4. the interest Of the studies thcy pur-
s1c 10 "a more protracted Investigation
II Them. In too many schools tho at
fractions IN the domainol natural science
me reserved entirely until the last. The
esrcr. impatient, inquisitiyc mind OF the
hgg ufcs OF arithmetic, grammar and
geography, and longs ior variety. The
Bows sometimes catch glimpscs Of the
prHeip,rs room, or hear discussions by
pupis OF the high school concerning cN.
peiiments with the air pump, electrical
michines, etc. and have a longing Tor
HuIies that will satisfy he tendency to
investigate Tor themselves IN an clemcn'
uv way. The use OF such works rs
Talmagc's Domestic Science, Huokers
Natural Science, Paul Begts Primer OF
Scientific knowledge. II not more than
once q week, accompanied by simple
aFuenmcnts. will have a tendency "a
sesp boys In school until they pass
.hf6urh the high school aud graduate.
py ths time they have formed studious
lit.u. and their future career Is then a
more promising one.
hshighly interesting 10 observe In this
connection the number Of boys now al
most Young men who arc attending the
high schools OF this city. and TO notice
The keen interest they manifest IN thcti
studies, and the respectful bearing to
ward their teachers.
The discussion Of the now education
theory, from the standpoint Of a popular
educator IS continued today. a com
prehensiyc statement u the theory o
concentration In education was presented
% last weeks issue,
The adoption Of this theory involves 8
radical change In school.foom methods
Aud It will be unsuccessful unlcs
thoroughly understood, and applied will
great skill aud persistence. II We cal
take the child as our guide Ia attempt
ing his education, then we must ADM
20 our course OF studies all the subject
included under science, as well rs geo
pmphy and history. Our method q
presenting these subjects must not b.
very different from the manner Of hi
own investigations. The work Of III
teachers Is TO present conditions for tn
action Of external objects. Energy, act
ing through matter, arouscs IN the child
consciousness, by means OF his senses,
concept corresponding to the attrihut
he observes In the external object. Thi
spontaneous observation the teacher
10 dITect-not lorce-guided by the Il
lations existing between the subject
and the capacity OF the child.
/, may be objected that so many sui
jecls presented to the young child wi
cause confusion. That will be the cas-
unless ilt ItlANhnh VI ANt hAlINAln
one another be constantly In the mind {
the teacher, aud the laws OF mental an
physical growth be always obeyed.
viii be objected also, that with so man
studies, a lesson In each science mu
occur so seldom as 20 be Of little valu,
The answer is, that, through the relatin
Of all the studies to one another III
same facts are presented, though lrol
different points Of view, over and oy,
again. The immediate end sought
not the fixing OF a fact or principle (
science In one, or even IN several le,
Sons. By many observations right
directed, with constant comparison, III
child will at length, discover laws an
make generalizatons for himself. III
order IN all these studies IS; first, iudu
ton, second, generalization. Thus
induced the scientific habit Of mind
looking at phenomena from all possibl
points OF view and Of demanding sui
Glen, data before making generaliz
ton The final result IS automatic mel
al action In seeing relations, IN hndin
the cause from the effect, In short, III
Development OF the reasoning powers
lhe mind according to the laws OF mel
al growth.
AS an aid TO clear comprehension
the aim aud methods OF the theory
concentration, we present q FIRST Jesse
w each OF the subjects claimed by lh
theory MS entitled 70 place In the pl
mary grades on the important III