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Show Lipctlclico Tl. Iluorlrt of Traclilng. lloth France and Urrmanyaro flul-liig flul-liig out, what thl and all oilier civil Icail countrka aro lludlng out, that txpuleuco I a Utlir teacher thaii theory. The tint Kilnt dlicovorcd la that all children aru nqulied toatudy thu lame euljecta tou long; In othir word, ftchool ilo not apeclaltxo aoon tiiough. rheatconl Itetuof ihecoiery I that Ihu highir aihouli ut their lowercourna too high, htudeulacaii not enter tlum iiiiliu they wade through a at amount -of uiele material. When ttiucounoln miitho-matlca miitho-matlca reache thu abstract latform It ehould Ui drotqieil until, thu mind do vitojiea Hi nletiact Iiwtrf. Now, theoretical algelri and giomelry aru ttudled too early, und higher geograjhy I taught to-fore to-fore the inlud ol iii 11 are ubloto roalliu what the world la, Iwtond what can liu aeen nud liandtid. Thulicture im thud l aJoi Inl Uforu thulntellei t ofthuharutrlaaUe la adni I Ittell hi It ion er It j. Itla Imiioi'lbio to force Ihu growing mnd Into unnatural channel,, and audced in teaching II. In lome rei:.ta our mi thoda of teach lug llio languagt havu been tteadlly growing one for thrco ccnliirle. In tho sixteenth century no Irachtr of Iiitln waa tnh rated who cihiIj n,,! rend, apeak and wrllo It correctly, and fluently, but noon after It wa droned n a ,iken tnnguo nnd ned mean of mental gymnnallc. Tedr nnliody lallta latin nnl few. rvea among colli go irofeior, ran read it fluently and nl alglil. Thla vlcloa, metluel ha rulrtl the way of teacliln all Iho other brnnchea ol ttmly tu, mny j car. Hu came Ihe w, 0r "reciting" with an exceeaof nseirery woik, and a nilnlmuni nf mental culture. Home iven go K far a lo re. itulro chemlitry, tliyilw. bolioy, hlitory. audgrograpliv hi he learrinl by heart. Thl lia lead to craniuln the tr.lml with I wok ttatrmenti, tut making no attempt tu ilevolep tl, inweraof thu liuuiaii oul. It 1 tio wonder that ercuudary tilucallou la l.uropo I (uiMlng through crMe, bunt I ccitaln that nut of the crlili will t-onie a reconitructed ichool tin well m a new church and a new Htate. 71 .ccioouuruaf. |
