New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
THE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES.
,orrssOR EDWARD r. SHAW LECI-
TRES ON THEIR RELATION ~
MOTOR ENERGY.
r suo,,1,p BE CONSTANT EMPLOYMENT OF
THE MOTOR SIDE IN ALL SCHOOL WORK.
NOW THE KINDERGARTEN SUPPLIES
THY DEMAND FOR 1T.
THE DEMAND FOR 1T.

TIE DEMAND FOR IT.
n,otessor Edward r. Shaw. Dean OF the Ncnooi
n.s,oogv New-York University last hie"'
.a before the Froebel Society, IN the froe-
Ne'. .soaon,v No. 6SS Lafayette-ave.. on "Motor
pe' - and the Relation OF the Motor 10 the
I Activities" He spoke, In SUBSTANCE rs
follows: .osort 70 Won this even
,a in regard motor energy anu ,ne not entirely
the no. r ,bev have been foreshadowed TO us OUT
o the last century by two Of the nervous
cent made by the studies IN
S ns1permentai psychology LEAD us 10
more fo 70 sse quite Clearly their great value in me
and as0 If = school education. When Basedow sald
that ehdTbS a,eg Tf 10 sit st for long time, that
tsnnsstnued strain of attention ana force
were sr be trained to such vexatous employ
Nsnts he apprehended ruin upon s more specic
sesrcn,eSS - And his warning. that through me as
kaard Of this principle not only me nea,m ., naptraI
iesaiaSsneI but also their Intellect ana nau a.,
Is weah.nIIT nowedge we are just becoming able 70
asssie through This newer knowiedge OF emu Are
ana Tho discerned this truth. o,.
ca Wons;nger name little known showeo ns sea ~
insight mo 'm ethods and adapt their work as to
ss ADVANTAGE of the extreme impuIse u,ao In,
to De ouss ri activity a prominent place In nstruc
yon should be afforded to IT, In TINS Nen.uIS h his
S this Ps snGPn ri that the
asIsa Characteristic of the child ana Eou, ~, an
physical activity and thaI ,lS hrough the muscular
s,sn This physical activity we denoinnah oiO
day motor energy Extensre ali muscular move
sn,s. these motor areas not only pay ~
IN The development OF mental ne anu come TO be
ne will but all other parts OF the oi no, areas
s.ysioned in communication with these ,Oto con-
Al our IDEAS have important mGlor or motor SIDE
sv movement which we make carries 10 h sr
blan sensations Of that that dstrbu,ea through the
vscles The Joints the tendons and even ,i id mn
Itself; We have then an side and this SEN
erv side cannot perform its function anu iGa is
formation to the brain 1, ,bs employment Of the
oor Side the larger is the knowiedgs sTr he Motor
the brain from rs sens bbeTefoe are developed by
ana ana With each other This motor side nd
the most basic elements Of our laea MOTOR SIDE our
P pace anu are enormously increased and are maze h
more accurate. The attention OF me he is so
empoyed that this motor energy Is eX2eneeu Ter ~
movement Association IT mas "a, 9seN and memory is
syonSer when the motor side Is fuiy up sd as
learning Through the motor side ore clews by
wb;ch an impression may be revived . value 10
now see i a ns coorne aymodelling and
manual training exercises Of late so iarse oS front
duced into courses Of study ana r"adne in arh-
met,c in ali elementary and secondary sen1oi oor
,Ss 10 secure the best surest and most comp.e,e
intellectual development. We nave not ny emolov-
70 appreciate the aid 10 be derived from tnis b
ment only in the requirement OF Eor IL s I'M
directed motor energy that plays havoc IN me NO
Of discipline and i is unused motor e at school,
Then too the employment Of the motor sue e ~
to much fuller development OF the WILL ana h a,,,s
ssives OF its value and to Aeek 70 change tneir
methods OF instruction 80 as to provide more @
arsn .1 Intellectual and mora development finds It's
ultimate test of value in the development oi MI,
S msnt Of the viii is ignored in much Of our school
work BY this failure on the part OF NOSE eiscs 81
the motor activities into present educational prac-
At.