. Review of reviews and world's work. AT TUK TURNING LATHES. -LEARNING BY DOING AT HAMPTON. 425. IN THE PKINTINU OFFICE. A CORNER OF SCHOOL LAUNDRY. Seeing, of course, is believing in these mat-ters, however ; and neither the assertions of anoccasional visitor at Hampton like myself, noryet the evidence of Miss Johnstons remarkablepliotographs, can carry such conviction as comeswith a few hours spent in going from room toroom talking with teachers and pupils and notingthe atmosphere of serenity and happiness everywhere. I saw no evidence of pres-sure or anxiety or of that pitiable
. Review of reviews and world's work. AT TUK TURNING LATHES. -LEARNING BY DOING AT HAMPTON. 425. IN THE PKINTINU OFFICE. A CORNER OF SCHOOL LAUNDRY. Seeing, of course, is believing in these mat-ters, however ; and neither the assertions of anoccasional visitor at Hampton like myself, noryet the evidence of Miss Johnstons remarkablepliotographs, can carry such conviction as comeswith a few hours spent in going from room toroom talking with teachers and pupils and notingthe atmosphere of serenity and happiness everywhere. I saw no evidence of pres-sure or anxiety or of that pitiable condition thatresults in schools where leai-ning is merely based upon books and where the supreme test of knowl-edge is the successful passing of examinations. Sucli tests often seem as if carefully plannedto incite the diligent lialf of the pupils to over-work and nervous break-down, and to tempt theother half either to cheating or else to defiant in-difference. Of all tlie criminal inventions withwhich young people have been tortured in tliesacred name of education, the most diabolicalis t
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