Theory and Practice of Teaching, Or, The Motives and Methods of Good School-seepingHall & Dickson, 1847 - 349 pages |
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... natural talent - of mental power , which all justly consider so desirable in the candidate for the teacher's office ... nature and capabilities of the human soul , and that trembles under the responsi- bility of attempting to be its ...
... natural talent - of mental power , which all justly consider so desirable in the candidate for the teacher's office ... nature and capabilities of the human soul , and that trembles under the responsi- bility of attempting to be its ...
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... then , well consider what manner of spirit he is of . Let him come to this work only when he has carefully pondered its nature and its responsibilities , Dangerous to mislead mind . and after he has devoted 12 SPIRIT OF THE TEACHER .
... then , well consider what manner of spirit he is of . Let him come to this work only when he has carefully pondered its nature and its responsibilities , Dangerous to mislead mind . and after he has devoted 12 SPIRIT OF THE TEACHER .
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... he should know better . II . The teacher is mainly responsible for the INTEL- LECTUAL GROWTH of the child . This may be referred chiefly to the following heads : - - Natural order . - Reading , & c . - 20 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER .
... he should know better . II . The teacher is mainly responsible for the INTEL- LECTUAL GROWTH of the child . This may be referred chiefly to the following heads : - - Natural order . - Reading , & c . - 20 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER .
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... natural order in The teacher should know 1. The order of study . the education of the child . this . If he presents ... nature , who so endeavors to de- velop the powers of observation and comparison , that words when learned shall be ...
... natural order in The teacher should know 1. The order of study . the education of the child . this . If he presents ... nature , who so endeavors to de- velop the powers of observation and comparison , that words when learned shall be ...
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... nature , in the arts , in history , in the relation of things . Without diminishing , in the least , the progress of the young in study , their powers of observation may be cultivated , their percep- tion quickened , their relish for ...
... nature , in the arts , in history , in the relation of things . Without diminishing , in the least , the progress of the young in study , their powers of observation may be cultivated , their percep- tion quickened , their relish for ...
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A. S. BARNES acquire answer appeal to fear Arithmetic attainments attention become better branches called child common schools conscience consider corporal punishment course cultivation DAVIES desire district duty ear of corn effectual Elementary Arithmetic elementary sounds English language evil excite exer exercise experience feel finer feelings friends give grammar habits heart hour human important improvement infliction inquire instruction interest knowledge labor language lessons look means ment mental Mental Arithmetic metic mind moral motives natural philosophy nature neglected never Normal Chart Normal School object parents perhaps practical prepared present principle prize profession punishment pupils question recess recitation reward rience scholars scholium schoolroom sometimes soon soul spirit success SYRACUSE teaching thing tion TRIGONOMETRY truth uncon vidual words young teacher
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Page 327 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it; thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it.
Page 125 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 327 - O God of our salvation ; Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea...
Page 327 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 124 - ... which are these ; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in times past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Page 308 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Page 156 - And he would not for a while but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
Page 30 - The torch he quenches ; or to music wind Again the lyre-string from his touch that flew — But for the soul ! — oh ! tremble, and beware To lay rude hands upon God's mysteries there...
Page 264 - ... with impunity. If taken, fat in a solid form is less injurious than liquid fat. " 5. Fruit may be eaten with the recollection of the proverb of fruit-producing countries : ' It is gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night.
Page 51 - The result is that more than eleven-twelfths of all the children in the reading classes in our schools do not understand the meaning of the words they read; that they do not master the sense of the reading lessons, and that the ideas and feelings intended by the author to be conveyed to, and excited in, the reader's mind, still rest in the author's intention, never having yet reached the place of their destination.