Show kindergarten rind elgarten education As we have been askel asked by people what the object of the kindergarten ed education was we publish the following extract from E co s catalogue which we think is clear on this subject what is the purpose of ten education it is to develop the child and all its faculties in a natural manner while checking all propensities to evil tile new education may be regarded US as analogous to the treatment of plants by a skillful gardener it is to apply the maternal instinct intelligently to make the conscientious ious mother in easy circumstances her childs best educator during its kenderest ten derest years it is to associate child children renwith with children in in a pure atmosphere amid pleasant shirron dings and under a special guidance during the three or four years intervening between the nursery and the primary school it is to afford chidden all proper rational enjoyment to supply them tv with ith toys and games to sing 0 with them to play with them the toys toy 3 games game a songs 0 and plays being 0 all covert vehicles of instruction it is to promote childrens healthy activity later to awaken their I 1 imagination gi nation gradually to the influence of the beautiful the true and the good to stimulate their imitative and invert live capacity to aid the development of their reason and to give those powers free exercise and a right direction it is to prevent any undue strain on oil childrens powers mental or physical physIc nI to teach by means of object lessons convey conveyed ed in plays raither than by books it is to form a well balanced mind to discern and bring out gently but surely any latent aptitude for intellectual acquirements acquire ments artistic gifts or manual skill it is to partially ally relieve parents of slender means of the charge of their very young children for part of the day and during that time to train them properly it is finally to prepare children tor for school to fit them for learning more readily to sow the first seeds that are to produce adults of sound mind in a sound body good citizens and true christians the beneficial effects of tan education opinions OlIg of practical kindergartners communicated to the U S bureau of education in reply to inquiries happiness comfort and justice create a healthy atmosphere of kindness and love streng thing mind and body in a natural and harmonious development of good hibbits babbits and an all independent and responsible character without injuring tile the individual powers develops bradu ally al and symmetrically tile the whole nature educated eye and hand excites and trains powers of perception and conception and fosters love reverence and other moral attributes harmonious development of hody body and mind inculcating babbits of thought und and making M the child neat and patient in work remarkably beneficial giving 0 a soundness and balance of mind not afforded by any other oilier system and preparing the child for future school work in an admirable manner strengthens the body educates tile eye and land hand excites and trains pon powers ers of perception and conception and fosters a love of that which is harmonious symmetrical and beautiful it the body exercises the senses and develops all the faculties in a natural manner instructs in ill manners and habits lia bils as well as ag habits of regularity obedience slid and self con arol and cultivates the I 1 imaginative 0 and inventive powers lt it is a development of mind heart and body making the child intelligent kind and self depend dependent cut children are notably healthy under tinder kindergarten der garten influence their perceptions are more acute and they are better belter trained for more advanced grades grade of study promotes healthy activity of mind arid and body develops the reasoning power and awakens the imagination to the influence of the good and beautiful prevents undue strain on oil the powers and insures superior application to after studies develops vigor agility and grace of body skill of manipulation keenness 0 of observation readiness of language laD guage taste in design unselfishness and delight in the good and beautiful beautia ul |