Show Education TAHE THE New Education purposes that the school training of th the child shall be a continuation of the method of nature fand and that he shall study nature under the direction af of a skillful teacher one who understands not only the elements of natural natural and physical science but also nature child-nature as revealed in the sciences of physiology psychology and moral philosophy The study of elementary science under these circumstances circumstances' will cultivate the childs child's powers of observation observation observation tion and teach him to make original inferences inferences in in- thus thus developing his judgment and power of independent thought Indeed Indeed Indeed In In- deed education is but the drawing out of f the innate powers of the child The Theold old ld method of cramming the mind with bare facts and forms tends to destroy the powers of thought and stifle the spirit of true scientific research The Th object seems to have been the attainment attainment attainment attain attain- ment of a definite quantity of book- book learning which the student in many cases has as lacked the power to apply The tendency is to make students mere followers not independent thinkers they plod on in the well worn grooves formed by the millions that have g gone gone ne before them The New Education demands demands demands de de- mands quality of mental action not quantity The teacher of today must constantly have in mind the ultimate end the development of perfect manhood manhood manhood man man- hood and perfect womanhood in her pu pupils pils The taught in the Normal School of the University are an exposition exposition exposition exposi exposi- tion of the principles of the New Edu Edu- cation To the ordinary observer they appear largely theoretical perhaps they are but they are theories that will react upon practice and greatly improve the theart theart theart art of teaching These principles are being applied in the Training School with good results and a large normal class trained in the new method will vill take their places in the teachers teacher's profession profession profession sion every year These young pedagogues pedagogues pedagogues having themselves partaken of the spirit of the new educational li light ht will rapidly disseminate that light throughout the public schools of the he state |