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Scientific Methods As Applied To Child Education In "the Children's Houses"

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	CONTENTS	xi
	CHAPTER VII EXERCISES OF PRACTICAL LIFE PAGE Suggested schedule for the "Children's Houses" 119 The child must be prepared for the forms of social life and his attention attracted to these forms 121 Cleanliness, order, poise, conversation 122 CHAPTER VIII REFECTION—THE CHILD'S DIET Diet must be adapted to the child's physical nature 125 Foods and their preparation 126 Drinks 132 Distribution of meals 133 CHAPTER IX MUSCULAR EDUCATION—GYMNASTICS Generally accepted idea of gymnastics is inadequate 137 The special gymnastics necessary for little children 138 Other pieces of gymnastic apparatus 141 Free gymnastics 144 Educational gymnastics 144 Respiratory gymnastics, and labial, dental, and lingual gym­nastics 147 CHAPTER X NATURE IN EDUCATION—AGRICULTURAL LABOUR: CULTURE OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS The savage of the Aveyron 149 Itard's educative drama repeated in the education of little children 153 Gardening and horticulture basis of a method for education of children 155 The child initiated into observation of the phenomena of life and into foresight by way of auto-education 156 Children are initiated into the virtue of patience and into confident expectation, and are inspired with a feeling for nature 159 The child follows the natural way of development of the human race 160