HOW NATURE STUDY SHOULD BE TAUGHT 175 



But do put in generous proportions of viewing 

 nature that will " hush all the class and encourage 

 him to tell it so that all may hear." Then, if you 

 have the right spirit, you will want to " hug him," 

 that bright little James. 



That is the thing needed in the schoolroom ; 

 you may call it anything you please. I call it 

 nature study "from the child's standpoint." 



By the way, Thoreau said, " There is something 

 of spring in all seasons." There should be some- 

 thing of the nature-study spirit in all school ex- 

 ercises, very frequently so " from the child's 

 standpoint." 



