The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-18
THE ~ BIH IHOOI.S.
>,nnr Things Whl'h They Ouxht To Teach
hut IaII To Teach.

TIr. .ut iuIfuF ur lHI So So. IverN
..|,u| having ,uridrrn a. he public :. honl~
SHOWS 'u,' fu,'y are Uy-rrisa~d with home
vui. aud r .- no only IN regard To- the
u.,'hu.l o. r"l'hiug hIt the multi iplicity ~
~uh.". WIN which ~" memory j. fasked
'htI iI' ucopi" age dis~a' i-r-d
Ito" wa" PROFESS 81 ~ .'stiDn = 10 tram.
develop. 'ul'INar" aud d., iplin" he various
powers Of he niruI. 'u-Npaud the views and
'u. ,uu'rn' rate Pee mental powers Of children
uu tho .ubEr.' matter IN hand hv lecture.
d., uur-s or conversation not - hear them
repeat parrotlihr fbe lessons they have
m"uoriled or WORKED ont the night before
- me ,H~torn IN many 81 the public
~, hpuI- The mere learning b. rois OF work
lng hN r4l" - no. sumo ien' 10 develop the
~, ultr"- children forge rules u should
p, he aim of Tho teacher to rain he lutelle,'
ard ,.Ili wa" IN" mind The great art Of
teaching lIs- not ~ talking only hut IN prac-
'I,alN illustrating What - taught. and With
o tea, her veil framed 10 he business tho
greater part Of children's education when
'aught ~ q proper manner could he m ade
IN am r-smenf 20 hem instead 81 afon
Tor tn~'I n'e. 20 teach geography in
ours" uf To- turs- II a 'onNer@at Ional kind
vlth a uhv-,'aI map of The world On Mer-
,a'or.a TroI",' ION nsfors the class pointing
.H' boundaries 81 the hemispher~. and
OBJ" r.,,-i' innS 81 their respective countries
Igh'- 'h" .uUr-'' and length ~ he rivers
md fh" sos inc winch they enptv. not
oul' Interests aud EXERCISES the minds ~
,hfidr"u hu' sIN"- ih"W such knowledge
"' 'l' Nhol" VhN - al features 81 he World
f- mountain hams Ngllev-. rivers. lakes.
ruI'-. strait. seas and o'"ans and their
of, 40 host ions. 'hH' the' IAN never forge
.n"n. N"uii"n any country or any physt'a
',,. Han IT,, IAN" An -ae ' a. WsmoTr ma
become d"ts.fr'c hul q know ledge gained
DO. SUCH 49," of fhe man referred 20 = re-
"H.sna HHHa 4 nNa..HHF
III. tut .hI- 'UI'h should 10 over present
90 fNs -r'ug e"i m ~" education ~ children
namely. maj nothing should hs taught
rtT"agu ~" 90 alone 'hHr an h@ tauEht
, ..u through the go" Then no quest Ion
Of rcmr.rlr..rr and ls'itId" and longitude
..usa u., he dtN"rcu," - 'tme from tho
a Hrr,f.. of 'uugIird" gt~"- rise - r. -.' ~
question Iu-'u,,'iv" lu ariihm"iic ~ we'll
90, 81 200 luuk 80 m" nap and uurk ont tho
u'-.I''- 'u'ws"l'"- Instead - sI'h teach
f."Ir geography lesson several pages -
rnwr p" m"m"r, "' night - h" repeated
n"frr" me "ui ot in" vsek such = system
G- uo ,laIiu 10 he M. ~ an et"tci hav ing
'... 49, "ud ~" intellectual education n
I'-re -cerr- ro - No system or evidence
of proper ln-'f"'ion "a The ar ~ writing
allowed ,o -,riNhie ~ ihev please Inc
beautiful. -Nrfu"jTI'al formation 81 letters
.,Ir,t -UuuIl b., tho Object 81 tho tea, nor
rri,a r"ni't entirely neglected I.sf The
foundation b" properly lad and praCttce
r.' gI," ~" manual deNt"rity Tor The easy
-. numerical amt graceful execution hat
lulr~- more attention - pad 20 thi- branch
OF m rue ON % vl.' .oo"n become lost
ar
Pronunciation seems - 10 entirely IN.
worthy ~ even 'it'lc attention children
~" no. taught N speaking either ~ sound
tho - ~ N" ends 81 words or 10 Aspirnis
fhc H. Efficiency and ability IN the ART
pf fea,btnR should 10 the basis ~ pro-
motion ~ Ill Who are employed a. teachers
~ tho public schools The ar ~ teaching
- vastly greater consequence IN her
business Than a know edge ~ languages
ALLAN l. PURvEs
UusgRtys Auyust Ia