Land Problems and National Welfare 



agricultural knowledge : — 



(i) Conferences are held to discuss the best 

 subjects to teach and the best methods of giving 

 the instruction. 



(2) At these Conferences careful records 

 should be kept and published in book form. 



(3) Holiday classes for teachers." 



THE LESSON IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 



" The teacher will fix upon the subject matter 

 of the lesson and then prepare the necessary 

 objects, pictures, scale drawings, etc., for demon- 

 stration. The teacher should carefully prepare 

 the lesson himself beforehand, and, as a guide to 

 this preparation, model lessons and books for 

 teachers could well be used, on condition that 

 an intelligent and not a servile use be made of 

 them." 



" The clever teacher will generally proceed as 

 follows : — First question the pupils about the 

 preceding lesson if it had a direct bearing on 

 the one about to begin. Then develop the new 

 subject matter. Next a concise resume, and 

 finally exercises on the subject of the lesson. 

 Great care should be taken not to swamp the 

 essentials in a host of needless detail." 



" Wherever practicable, and as often as pos- 

 sible, the teacher will give practical demonstra- 

 tions as he proceeds with the lesson, and, above 

 all, as much instruction as possible will be given 



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