Boy training : an interpretation of the principles that underlie symmetrical boy development by John L. Alexander

Author:John L. Alexander
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Boy Scouts of America
Publisher: Association Press
Published: 1911-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

MENTAL TRAINING OF BOYS 97

part of the body must move properly before we get the best mental results. The boy must first of all be a good animal, have plenty of play in the sunshine and air, eat nourishing food and be allowed sufficient hours for sleep.

Although there may be different methods of training, there should be but one goal. To know what we are aiming at in the mental life of a boy is the first step necessary toward securing any results. The training should be for life. The brain as well as the body should be developed to meet the needs of life. The object of a boy's mental training is to help him adapt himself to his social environment and to aid him to meet and mingle with people and to take his place as a member of society.

1. The training in the school must necessarily tend toward the practical. Boys drop out of school in many cases because they feel that what they are taught has nothing to do with outside life. Educators are right in introducing subjects such as bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, and other vocational subjects. It is not necessary to do away with many of the subjects now taught in the schools, but it is necessary to have them taught in such a way as to relate them to the

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