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Object teaching does not come from the " West," 

 — it comes from the opposite direction, — from learned 

 Germany, and dates from the time of Pestalozzi, the 

 discoverer of most of its principles. From the be- 

 ginning of the present century it has been extending 

 in all directions from Germany. The application of 

 its principles has been greatly extended in Europe 

 during the last thirty years by Froebel, Baroness 

 Marenholtz-Bulow, and others. 



Its progress in America has been greatly hindered, 

 both by the lack of scientific culture on the part of 

 most teachers who have attempted it, and the neglect 

 of serving an apprenticeship in the application of the 

 principles. Americans are much inclined to think 

 that nothing is too difficult for them to do, whether 

 they have learned to do it or not ; and those who 

 attempt this most difficult work without due qualifi- 

 cation, not only accomplish very little good, but 

 bring the system into disrepute by their want of skill 

 in its practice. This is probably what has turned 

 Professor Sanborn's face from it; but it seems that 

 he was not so deeply impressed with ' ' the folly of 

 object teaching" as to think it best to present his 

 views in other places where he lectured. I am unable 

 to hear of any other place where he mentions the 

 subject at all. Yet I may be misinformed. Can it 



