66 The Nature-Study Idea 



reputation if you feel the call to teach. Your 

 reputation is not to be made as a geologist or 

 zoologist or botanist, but as a leader. When 

 beginning to teach birds, think more of the 

 pupil than of ornithology. The pupil's mind 

 and sympathies are to be expanded : the science 

 of ornithology is not to be extended; the science 

 will take care of itself. Remember that spirit 

 is more important than information. The 

 teacher who thinks first of his subject teaches 

 science; he who thinks first of his pupil teaches 

 nature-study. With your whole heart, teach! 

 Do not be afraid of the Integument-Man. 



