The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-31
0f INTEREST TO THE
TEACHERS OF HAWAII

-. ,,,sd IN a former article of
:. ,..,, hat !, would be taken for
"a NAT the work OF education In
I. mo pupils to got on In the world
~ ~ ,,o,asst and best sense Of the
n,., what Is meant by the broad
IA bs,t sense Of that term will
4, mo course Of the discussion
.s g. no definition Is required at
40 ehse
"a 10 must b. at home In the
- Now there are two logical d.
..s, d the world so distinct that
!, ,r commonly spoken Of a. two
- lbs world of nature and the
- 4 man while this distinction
=. arlly toom justiaable at the be-
49, ysi In Wow OF the great dlf-
-. n tendency and the vile d.
- uon reached. this way %
.r,iler me two will be followed.
10 10 set on well In the world.
= as must b. 40 home IN the world
.isfs and the world % man.
~ Al home In the world 81 nature
aust understand her and love her.
81 sha viii b. flled with thought
insllon f1f him. To learn ~ ma
= a great part % the work which
,tld nsilnctlveiy undertakes and
-. 49,. -. .ga..I.l A..Is. Atr,4
Einrly. our best teachers are de-
n .arge part 81 their time 20 the
Z common objects and phe-
ia about them and their pupils.
Il "a needs emphasis. especially In
Ice % the primary or nrst year
Nli' The common Idea. which Ia
| alaIy assumed % b. the Old idea.
III i the chief work % the pri-
Nv lsicher 20 give her pupils ability
B Hld and write. stili has sway In
- fsny primary schoolrooms. Yet
peasant % be- able to say that
~ idyancement In taking plnce IN
A. lne u work. Pass into one ot out
NJ shools In Honolulu and you viii
~ pupils dovotiug the FIRST week OF
NJ ghu1l NE largely 90 the study OF
y ls history and the habits Of this
~ In another the spider II taken up
|, mother the dragonhy. ana 80 on
irfh a considerable list.
lll bow about English. and reading
~ Efitng. some one viii say. Looi
As little children az they gathci
tlti their teacher. fun Of thogghtl
Nur'lng Tor utterance. and you VII
stglllh born anew into these iitti'
hils See The teacher write dow
'ne anpe cardinal fact which ha
~ discovered and which must no
allowed 10 escape. and you will Sc
y nsparation made for the very bes
,Rhlhs of reading. The pupils mus
80 taught that these symbols vii
~ TO them the important trutl
.etn hey have discovered, but whic
~ sould not remain perpetually pre-
49, 70 rediscover. should II escap
IN minds Drawing will be used b
IL. ~ teachers that the pupils may b
~ " EXPRESS 10 them the Ideas an
ss,hu which they cannot express 4
Z" Faper-cuttlnR. modelling, max
~, WI be similarly used an
~ Finally the pupils will becom
shOy acquainted with the arb
~ lurins USED % recall TO ther
80. N'l thoughts. and will begin
N W.. ~. themselves by writing. An
Ws Vine the Baconian maxim tina
.A makes an exact man will b
wider meaning In the fas
tfealrd that axprpaalon. IN xhal
hAnner gives exactneEs.
.Nlons Who believes this to be
ikstch of an IMAGINARY educs
IL. ~ movement IL invited 10 visit tw
~ ot The Ioading schools 81 m,
, ss Aad SOC Tor himself.
h. ls nave pcrhaps the first pias
~ ehllds interest plants foiIov
aosely with wind. ana rain Am
's,a'f n ever varying dsrrc'