The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-10-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
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This scientific formula simply mean
That all motions, Of whatever Kind. vii
80 In that direction In which iti. easies
Tor 1t to ~. This Is true'of the worlIi
moving throush space anl equally tu,
Of the molecular motion which con
s,itutcs nervous action Now as.unin,
THIS TO be true. aud 1t is nccessari, so
let us Us make one m1to generalization
Motion, having taken o certain drec
Ton, will tend to take The same lirec.
Ton again whenever the conditions are
the same. And the ofencr or the
longer motion takes the same direction.
The more difficult 1t will BE- To force il
In any other direction.
When the Colorado river first com.
men'ed TO cot iisNay through the chan.
lei whirlr is nov the Grant CANYON NJ
Tue Colorado. II could have lccn turned
onln another direction With very little
tilob. But sincc It has run In the same
channel Tor centuries without hinder.
Rnce, IL Nouli nov tc impossible, per.
hnp', Tor anv earthly poNcr To- turn Il
aside into another channel.
IN breaking young colt To drive all
horse trainers find that 1t is diilirult to
make him Keep In the travelled road.
utthcy also know that II he can ln
iorccl TO keep the road for awhile he
soon learns 10 travel there without
trouble. Aud u lee becomes accustomed
to turning out at y certain place be- will
invariably make an attempt To turn out
nj The same place each time lac passes.
Fer instance, achild learning 10 walk.
AZ hrst zach sleprcquircs separate aud
distinct effort. With practice the habit
Of placing fret one foot and then tho
other forward becomes more aud more
FIRMLY hEed, until the child NAV walk
and b. thinking Of something else-per.
haps uneonsciou, Of the fact that II il
walking.
And thus II IL with eve y act Of life,
such as walking, talking, eating. real.
Ing, observing, etc, which We do with.
out hesitation. AZ first every act Of
articulation is made slowly and with
hesitation and consciousness. Of the act
but rs the habit Of articulation becomes
more hrmiy fixed hesit lion and con.
seriousness disappear.
Now, " correct habits are not formed,
Incorrect ones must be. Aud incorrect
habits arc much more easily formed than
correct ones, because much more nu.
merous. There may be twenty incor
.Sset ways Of pronouneing word, bu,
lnan only beons correct way. Now,
kJiect Of teaching is to form
abits. Correct habits ii study.
y, OF pronunciation and Of de-
"A the teacher must, In lhs first
Acc, lie go1d critic. lie mus, under.
stand what are Sod habits In teach.
Ing the child 20 write he must know
when the child assumes the correct
position. In teaching discipline tits
necessary for him TO know the essen.
,lals Of good discipline. In teaching
pronunciation. he must himself know
how TO pronouncs correctly. but this
IL only the theoretical part Of H. The
practical part 10 no less important. Il
10 one thing 10 know how 10 do and
another thing TO 70 able TO do. The one
IL tho science, the other the act.
More teachers fail from lack Of ability
TO put principles into operation than
from lack Of ability to learn the prin-
)ciples. Now, y will occur TO most ioaeh-
era that the one way 10 secure god
habits IL rspstitlon Of the thing to he
learned Hsyer allowing the pupil to
deyipie from tho correct line oi action,
Discipline IL nothing more than con,
staRt repetition TO the sna Of securing
uniformity Of actlon. Tho disciplined
soldier moves with least effort. The
tradespsan, through long practice, learns
20 handle his tools with comparatively
little effort. Aud the disc pinned mind
gains knowledge with ihs aast cxpsn.
diture OF mental enTgy. Now, discl.
plins, properly speaking. In the result Of
ths formation OF good habits.
The child Is like the stream just be-
ginning 10 make its way through Level
plain. At tirst It may DO I'D 10 any d.
Tection with little effort, but having
euta channel, the efforts required 10
turn II become grsAter aud grsAter until
all sdortsee TO avail. The man grown
Ap changes only ugler great pre,.uro q
circumstances. Indeed, most often n,
habits Of his youth become only NOR,
firmly fixed. II those habits are good
% will fne man be. 7. O. EyASs.