religion. The _aim_ must be clear, definite, and possible of attainment.
The _subject matter_ of instruction must be wisely selected as an
instrument for reaching the aim set forth. The _organization_ of this
material must adapt it to the mind and needs of the child. The
_presentation_ of the lesson material in the recitation must be such
that its full effect is brought to bear upon the mind and heart of those
we teach.

Each of these four points will be further elaborated in the chapters
which follow. In fact, the remainder of the text is chiefly a working
out and applying of these fundamental principles to the teaching of
religion.

1. To what extent would you say you have been directing your
teaching toward a definite aim? Just how does the problem of this
chapter relate itself to the preceding chapter on the "Great
Objective"?

2. Do you think the majority of those who have come up through the
church school possess as full and definite a knowledge of the Bible
and the fundamentals of religion as we have a right to expect? If
not, where is the trouble and what the remedy?

3. Have you been consciously emphasizing the creation of right
attitudes as one of the chief outcomes of your teaching? Do you
judge that you are as successful in the developing of religious
attitudes as in imparting information? If not, can you find a
remedy?

4. To what extent do you think your instruction is actually