The pupil and how to teach him by Burritt Eldon Grant

Author:Burritt, Eldon Grant. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Teaching
Publisher: Chicago, W. B. Rose
Published: 1910-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

134 THE PUPIL AND HOW TO TEACH HIM

ness and ensuing abasement. The emphasis which Amos puts upon divine justice suggests Hosea's emphasis upon divine love.

These are the laws of association upon which recollection depends. In so far as so-called memory systems employ these fundamental principles of association they are useful; in imposing upon the mind connections which are arbitrary, mechanical or artificial, they are positively injurious.

The Memory Period

It is a matter of observation that mental powers mature in succession. The memory period is between the ages of six and twelve. The senses are very active, the feelings strong. Impressions are deep and while the child makes little effort to classify his experiences, and the law of association by similarity operates but slightly, association by contiguity is all-important. During this period the possibilities of verbal memory are great. Whole chapters are learned with little effort. What would be a heroic task for the adult, to whom the laws of similarity appeal so strongly and whose mental processes are largely rational, is an easy matter for the child. This is the

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