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Home Geography for Primary Grades

Harold W. Fairbanks

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Description:Excerpt from Home Geography for Primary GradesToo much has been expected of young children in the study of geography. Many of the so-called primary geographies are really not primary. They present a multitude of facts the most of which are beyond the power of the child to comprehend or retain.Childhood is a period of active memory, but this is no reason why we should attempt to cram the mind with details of geography. Facts themselves are of no value. It is only in their relations that they become significant.For the child of ten years it is not sufficient that facts be pre sented in their relations, but that these relations be such as will arouse interest through connection with the child's own experiences.To expect a child in the fourth grade to draw a map of the state in which it lives, locate the principal rivers, valleys, mountains, bays, cities, and name and locate the counties, is wrong. Parrot-like memorizing of such facts, at that age, can result only in harm. The facts mean nothing and create a distaste for the work.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Home Geography for Primary Grades. To get started finding Home Geography for Primary Grades, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Home Geography for Primary GradesToo much has been expected of young children in the study of geography. Many of the so-called primary geographies are really not primary. They present a multitude of facts the most of which are beyond the power of the child to comprehend or retain.Childhood is a period of active memory, but this is no reason why we should attempt to cram the mind with details of geography. Facts themselves are of no value. It is only in their relations that they become significant.For the child of ten years it is not sufficient that facts be pre sented in their relations, but that these relations be such as will arouse interest through connection with the child's own experiences.To expect a child in the fourth grade to draw a map of the state in which it lives, locate the principal rivers, valleys, mountains, bays, cities, and name and locate the counties, is wrong. Parrot-like memorizing of such facts, at that age, can result only in harm. The facts mean nothing and create a distaste for the work.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Home Geography for Primary Grades. To get started finding Home Geography for Primary Grades, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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