. A study of a child. d and kissed her, and took her to bed with him. One clay he said, Wont you tell me that story thatyou told me last year, about some one, I dont knowwhether it begins with a J or a G (meaning Jesus), but he is way up in heaven, you know ? He has al-ways shown a great desire for any story about God orJesus. Professor Barnes of Leland Stanford University di-rected attention some time last year to the value ofrecords of different childrens replies to the same setof questions, in regard to what certain words meant. Iselected three boys of very different temperament andenvironm
. A study of a child. d and kissed her, and took her to bed with him. One clay he said, Wont you tell me that story thatyou told me last year, about some one, I dont knowwhether it begins with a J or a G (meaning Jesus), but he is way up in heaven, you know ? He has al-ways shown a great desire for any story about God orJesus. Professor Barnes of Leland Stanford University di-rected attention some time last year to the value ofrecords of different childrens replies to the same setof questions, in regard to what certain words meant. Iselected three boys of very different temperament andenvironment—playmates of Harolds—and asked eachone, also Harold, the meaning of the same set of words,as follows—I did it in such a way that none of themknew what was being done. It took me several daysto divide and ask the questions, in order not to arouseconsciousness: e s LIST A boy with a kind step-mother. He was a littleover Harolds age:Arm-chair——Some are ——A person. 204. 1896 CUTTINGS—SIX TKARS OLD A, a, doll and dress ; B, fairy godmother in Cinderella toy theatre ; C, calendar made to slideup and down to show dates ; D, kindergarten weaving—materials made and colored by the child ;E, design by folding and cutting. SEVENTH YEAR Potatoes———Something —Little —Something to chew —Something to make a —Something to dig the —Something to wear on your —Something to take hold of things —Something to tell —Something to live — Something to eat you —Something to take your rides of Sugar—Something to eat, put in tea or —Something to sew —Something to give you —Something to eat —Something to —Something to —Something to ride —Something to write —Something to sail in the a
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