Teaching elementary school subjects . naturaUyout of the group activities of the children engaged in worth-while play and work. An efficient procedure wiU, so far aspossible, include all of these. Through the social Hfe of theschool, the modes of recitation, and the subject matter ofthe curriculum we have a combination of adequate means;and by properly manipulating these means, we should beable to secure intelHgently the desired «nds [8]. III. The Ctiltivation of Automatic Factors Conduct Habits.—^Habit building requires inteUigent andattentive repetition of a given act on every possible occas
Teaching elementary school subjects . naturaUyout of the group activities of the children engaged in worth-while play and work. An efficient procedure wiU, so far aspossible, include all of these. Through the social Hfe of theschool, the modes of recitation, and the subject matter ofthe curriculum we have a combination of adequate means;and by properly manipulating these means, we should beable to secure intelHgently the desired «nds [8]. III. The Ctiltivation of Automatic Factors Conduct Habits.—^Habit building requires inteUigent andattentive repetition of a given act on every possible occasionuntil the act becomes an automatic response [20]. If a teacherdesires to have her pupils cultivate the habit of prompt obedi-ence, she must fix their attention clearly upon each directedact, furnish sufficient motive for conscious compliance a num-ber of times, and guard as far as possible against any disobedi-ent response. Such work is obviously incidental to the otherwork of the school. A special drill period would be Uljper-grade boys enjoying dancing at Minneapolis, Minn.
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