TO TEACHERS. 



It is neither expected nor desired that all the work herein 

 outlined shall be accomplished, but that it shall prove largely 

 suggestive. 



It is hoped all will grasp fundamental principles and teach 

 only that which is vital. Too much time is spent upon non- 

 essentials, and the great unity in nature overlooked. 



Nothing should be taught in isolation, but the close rela- 

 tion between organic and inorganic should be emphasized. 

 Plants should be studied as the great animating principle, 

 forming a connecting link between dead mineral matter and 

 the highly organized animal life. 



Constantly encourage pupils to collect material, to construct 

 apparatus, to observe all natural phenomena, and then grad- 

 ually lead them to discover relations. All knowledge is largely 

 a matter of relations. 



After development of clear concepts through inductive 

 study of the thing, appropriate literature may be given as an 

 aid to language. 



Each lesson should be made a basis for language, and 

 related to number, reading, and all forms of expression. 



Much attention should be given to sense-training ; color, 

 form, texture, perfume, taste carefully noted. 



The ethical value should always be prominently brought 

 out. 



The pupils should be led to realize their place in nature 

 and to feel that they are but higher expressions of the same 

 energy which produced a drqp of dew or a world. 



Louise Milleb, 



Supervisor of Nature Study. 

 Detroit, Sept., 1896. 



