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Show 29 onto the and thus plane with smarter children, same to dull children a useful in centie to exertion in the other work of the school; the' exercises 1in it are the most pop ular with the pupils. gives The home life of subjeot He of endeavored to and demonstrating In a lecture a well as teachers by was felt on All in teachers' institutes practical helps in his methods with groups of the following pertinent learning peroeption. sense as delivered throughout the intermountain conventions where he gave often the help parents His influence region. always considered was paramount importance by Professor Stewart. leotures which he . child a teaching of arithmetic teaching, children. he makes statements: has We its foundation on proceed from the known to the unknown. Thought preoeeds expression. Teaching is directing the self aotivity of the learner. ,Never do for a pupil what he can be taught to do for himself • All primary teaching must be ob and this is 'particularly the case jective in the teaching of arithmetic ••••• • from the concrete to the ••••• Proceed abstract. Remember the idea must precede the Leave the objects as soon as the child word. Above can see the relation independent of them. all do not try to do too much--ideas grow slowy.2 1 "Manual Training, a New Force in EduThe Deseret Evening News, Dec. 20, 1902, stewart, William M., . cation", p. .2. stewart 28 • , M., ftAri thmetic", Western Educator, June 28, 1889, p. 20, 22. William I |
