IX. A PLEA FOR THE DEFINITE IN EDUCATION 164

X. SCIENCE AS RELATED TO THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE 191

XI. THE NEW ATTITUDE TOWARD DRILL 204

XII. THE IDEAL TEACHER 229




CRAFTSMANSHIP IN TEACHING

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CRAFTSMANSHIP IN TEACHING[1]

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"In the laboratory of life, each newcomer repeats the old
experiments, and laughs and weeps for himself. We will be
explorers, though all the highways have their guideposts and every
bypath is mapped. Helen of Troy will not deter us, nor the wounds
of Cæsar frighten, nor the voice of the king crying 'Vanity!' from
his throne dismay. What wonder that the stars that once sang for
joy are dumb and the constellations go down in
silence."--ARTHUR SHERBURNE HARDY: _The Wind of Destiny_.


We tend, I think, to look upon the advice that we give to young people