CHAPTER XXII

SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS A CURRICULUM

_Part III.—The Love of Knowledge_

The use of books makes for short hours—‘Utilitarian’ education—Relations and interests—Causes of failure—Intelligent education—Blind alleys—An educated child—Children delight in school, but not for love of knowledge—An educational revolution—The children’s Magna Carta, 240

APPENDICES

I. QUESTIONS FOR THE USE OF READERS, 248

II. SOME SPECIMENS OF EXAMINATION WORK DONE IN A SCHOOL IN WHICH THE PUPILS ARE EDUCATED UPON BOOKS AND THINGS, 271

III. WHAT A CHILD SHOULD KNOW AT TWELVE, 300

IV. EXAMINATION OF A CHILD OF TWELVE ON THE WORK OF A TERM, 302

V. HOW ORAL LESSONS ARE USED, 329

INDEX, 360

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