Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-25

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to make us doubt the value placed upon
the usual gifts, such as the sphere the
cube ana the cylinder. IL seems eNlueh'
that gifts closer to nature and to ac-
tual child-eNperience would pc prefer,
able. someone has peautliully anu
truly SAID; 'Unconsclousncss Is REST
in Cod This should be the maven 81
childhood. Artificial contriVances OF
amy KIND are foreign to the natural me
of childhood.
THE SCHOOL AGE
rho stxti, vaa,. ie "a watershed in the
life of every child. The summit of in
fancy has been reached, ana springs
of consciousness now begin TO mlnsie
with the life current. children MADE
blind or deaf before TINS age DO not re-
tain the images stored by eye ana eur
but after this year, percepts OF color
and sound are retained.
The sixth year Is the schooI age the
world over and most children want 10
education Is respected, 1t may pc snlu
to be the proper age. But too oiten lne
physical basis Is violated. Nhen we
conhne children Tor SIX or seven hourS
In an ih-Ventilated ROOM supJect tneill
to cast IRON restrictions as TO seatlhb
ana posture. anu SCI mem 70 the pan
iul task OF pen whBgihs' Whlcn s'HeI
ally Induces tongue wagsns ana
tongue-twitchins by sympathy. we are
trespasslnE upon the ilrst rlBht Oh tlc
child, which is to become good am
NAL.
The mistakes of education along this
line are frightful to contemplate. How
many of the tombstones that mark the
remains of bright children, are teachers
responsible for? Perhaps the recording
angel only can tell. The appalling IN
crease Of disease and mortality during
this period may wen lead the observer
to ask. Is the race coming to have a
sick age?
WHAT AND HOW TO TEACH
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itsult'eS ar ~ stiolSay "a. NJ
per'oI put 'me nleI'oy rs uiius ua A., ),
80 Snii,ese ilvil'orl,iNe iiiet,ious lli..'
TO- ia|pr III our euuca, ,, sys I'm
nut u the! ulu' hoW Woull oe 'he tiiile
70 applS thel l' we , nav, noMeN ,,,l :,
putcneh o. necessary lhioIn,atioh' ihe
lne nlultlphcatioh ta9ie, when, after
az uue fesilcct Is p"'u 20 rut.onaIi" !
theorles' remain TO ne mastered ny
sheer acts OF memory. Ihese ana an
stuuies tnat approach tnehl IN khu
should be taken now llrst because they
cah uCtuuIis De mastered seconu' pe-
cause they WIN ne taken with pleasure
| -much more so than when the ration
al powers become active.
me cnlld arrives upon our scene OF
| action IKE shipWrecked mariner
| whose hrst message TO mankind is
| cry--shan we say OF pleasure or OF
/ pain? Philosophers nave debated tn,
| question. kant maintained una
| blrth OF the chllu was palniul ana lt'
| first cry protest, whlle Schuitz pro
| fessed TO near IN II u note OF JOY aht
/ relief winch seemed TO say Ihahk dot
| got here at last.
BEGlNNiNG ob, MINI TOW hit
The child Is SO sensltlveiE orsahlZeC
! that the entire surface OF lts Dody pc
| comes the means OF iinpresslns sensa'
lions OF the outer world upon ls'whll'
the special senses may ne chlleu opei
| gntcways OF perception nature ehuoW'
IT with strong set OF special appetltes
as; Ear hunger, whieh mnkes II dearil
love noises that almost distract NJ
| eager 10 go OUT anu see thinssi 'as.'
hunger, that tehus 10 hlake IL pu
| everything to IT'S NOUN; touci
hunger that lenhs II TO eiutch at I'll
objects wlthin reaSn' ,,, .z,,,,,. a..
The educator, VINO Would .o ,,i, tn'
lines lalu 1oMh ny MAUI, VIM i si.
a protound lesson IN peuusoss LIN
these MANIFESTATIONS OF infant uLStn,Hit y,
He VIII learn 20 euuca as 1ne Siliiu "
means OF onJectS, as uiu
Akin 70 TINS sup1ec, ~ 'ne uuIstio u
whnt sht ,,ao D Sn,,,n,,, ,hn,ish II ", ~ y,
in the chllu Cou.iuiy .h1ush y ma!
seem 10 your eNpeesa.'pns m w., Say
not TO the ,eusoh' Ia -, sus ISL.
to mean tne ano ~ 1870 5o,,uis 20. .,
because II ~ pu. uC ,,,,,pe az" ~,
II Is not M seasuI !" ~
culturc. LOU uan am lin i'm. e. I'M, ~.
reason wen, not ean mn. I'M III u
derstahu Sour ',s ms i aiii' Io u,
ing TOO calioW uu' " 10 Poasio'e U!
treating MN nv si3"n W ~ ~ ~
TO give nun ialse prIus .. assui ' l,
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