Education, Vol. 30 : A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Science, Art, Philosophy and Literature of Education; September, 1909-June, 1910 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Education, Vol. 30: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Science, Art, Philosophy and Literature of Education; September, 1909-June, 1910<br/><br/>Instead of increasing the difficulties incident to entrance upon the high school, these difficulties will probably be reduced; while in both grammar and high schools, promotions will rest not so much upon the child's estimated past achieve ment as his actual future welfare. Furthermore, in assigning pupils to courses in high schools more use will be made of the grammar school teacher's experience and recommendation.<br/><br/>It is generally agreed by physiologists that the student of the last grade of the grammar school or of the first year of the high school is physically unfit for strenuous voluntary attention. Rigorous application to themes not apparently related to real life is therefore ill-suited for the course of study in these years. Both the grammar school and the high school sin seriously I fear in the demands they make upon pupils in these classes. Also the step from the class instruction of the grammar school to the departmental instruction of the high school is too wide, the development of the departmental system is too sudden.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.