APPENDIX 



HOW TO INTRODUCE NATURE STUDY 

 By Prof. H. A. Surface. 



Economic Zoologist of Pennsylvania and 

 Professor of Zoology in Pennsylvania State College. 



Many persons are asking if they should intro- 

 duce Nature Study either in the home or in the 

 school, and how it should be done. 



The method of introducing the study depends 

 upon the surrounding conditions, and the motives 

 for its introduction. If the conditions are such 

 that the children or class cannot have a regular 

 daily period devoted to the subject, the best re- 

 sults cannot be obtained, yet something can be 

 done, as we have seen, toward awakening an in- 

 terest in nature. It is possible to lead pupils to 

 see things and understand their significance with- 

 out devoting a separate period to the special sub- 

 ject. 



Again, if there are certain features of the sub- 

 ject that the teacher does not understand, it 



is better to ignore them and teach those parts 

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