The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-05

Rzsuls % the PreaeNt system % Teaching
In RHlaaoFS

70 rMB EDITOR or THE SrN-S,- Frnn'
. pie Of public school examination Papers
submitted to mo &C the home Of teacher
= fee evenings ago { take a. random the
following examples % the result of The
methods % instruction In vogue IN the ctfy
schools.
In one paper found among the assigned
causes Of the American Revolution the
following: The Orits Of RESISTANCE and
The NAvttanson Act one paper describes
he writ Of asatAtAnce IN this language
writ paper vas pass by the English ParT
liment thai no body vas sloud to smother
goods. One speaks Of the -VritA 81 pests
lance. another 81 the Boston Flea Pantry.
another Of the Decoration OF lndipeneds
One giTl informs us thai the writs % as
statance means ;he cause made from Eng
land N steslng and snugglinR goods.
while another describes The wrira ~ follows
The writs Of assls'an"s the British wanted
70 capture the Amermsccne
One pupil speaks 81 -smomoslsd
isnuGRled Eoods Another. snumeFating
the causes Of the Revolutionary war. saws
Paul Rover 10 q hEh' stesple church 20
start about Another ssys ths causes
Of the var we're the Stamp Oct. the In
vtEtAs1on Oct. Bosson tho resistance of the
List. the Battle Por, Bill one giri gravsly
informs us that -Tbs Britch startsn from
Lexington 70 destroy come misirty stores
q young Amsrte name Paul Revere saw Il
49, aiIsd a. re- sn ne ssIse we're going to ''sr'
Asksd THAT 6vs ssssssmsn we're promi-
1sr.% M o1 d's ssS Ser r.: SS ses'
Another says: The ave sts,e.nen are thu
report for smussling now go many unlaW .
% -. so:scn Ss ' tcesccS' from fS' A r,ss
country but British cficers
One styl tells W. that the French Ios,ed
s;sS a p me nh *. r .s%. an: sr made sSs
Ihe minute men we're men thar was always
S Genes S TIsnsy from the pei.hScrin Is
sssistanes: Trade and srporal spnr,%.
low. and gree, aid o. enissins vsS give.
One y the ' s. %' ihi %ssn cam. .cro.. va.
the patriots built earthquakes around
SSt,tcn; snd Snoshsr good on; VS. ,hs
thlrtsen original Colonies
The children from whose pa pers the hove
en-. "t az are ,s6sr form :inss clss. Y
jadsina non he name. the: !. ser ser man sna
.esvs o. - 'oT I,.p .r.Sn1ss ~: c''s tons
,sTIsins 70 Instruct very Young children
ma tured mind Of sell devsloped po', ~ : and
advanced In cultivation to conlrr~hend the
meaning and force o. histcTics inciden'
salient feat lures Of the worlds story that
yan ne expre-set n simple words ~ ~verv
daN use No technical Words no 10
phTases should he snsployed unless - "a Nle
OF being understood by the sim pies, irrslli-
sen"e. and then only after full evpla ma ion
oi their mea ming These Young minds
should not be confused nv matters fsr md
aSsN beyond their conception Nanv ~
these children are not even grounded IN
me rudimepts ~ the snRuag e thsy assa
IN speak Vet they are asked not only 10
memoriz words Of whose sizn,A~an~s the,
can heve no inielltRenf concaO'ion hu' 20
describe political Or govPrnfr an tal "a s'tres
beicre thSN can have lsaInef vhs' polrir-
ana government mean You unigh- a. wsIl
AK than 20 eHpla I'm The -sfuSf'n ~ qhsur~Yr ~
or ssotertr buddhisr, aa for inafanga 20
ask them TO e1pla IN Th@ 'haorv 81 AVIATION
wtfhoui representation Its wong ~ M. ks
NJ theF little mtnds -N@fa lun,bsT v~Or, .
"rammed With rneanin Eless -v"ris
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