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BOOKS BY M. V. O'SHEA

Aspects of Mental Economy

Education as Adjustment

Dynamic Factors in Education

Linguistic Development and Education

Social Development and Education

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL-ROOM GOVERNMENT

The importance of good order-The methods of an earlier

day-The factors which have produced a new régime in re-

spect to school government-Problems in securing and hold-

ing attention-The influence of the eye upon a pupil's atten-

tion-Cultivating distractions-A feasible and effective remedy

-A potent cause of dullness as well as disorder in the school-

room-Frequent relaxation periods absolutely imperative-A

concrete instance of a disorderly school-The teacher's relax-

ation-The stormiest season of the school year-Bring pupils

by degrees to the work of the school in the autumn-The

problem of vacation-Physical defects and irritants as causes

of dullness and disorder.

CHAPTER II

PROBLEMS OF DISCIPLINE

The "spoiled" child-The "spoiled" child is hardly ever a

happy one-Higher and lower tendencies in human life-

Short-sightedness in the training of children-How animals

are "broken"-Children must be let alone more than they now

are- -The favorite pupil-New times bring new problems in

training-The elimination of masculinity in the training of

children-Hypertrophy of our sensibilities-Corporal punish-

ment-Soft methods in training-No cure-all in discipline-

The charlatan in ethical training-From the pupil's standpoint

-Positive methods in discipline.

CHAPTER III

FAIR PLAY IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM

A typical case requiring correction-Securing the coöpera-

tion of pupils in cases of discipline-Pupils should not be chal-

lenged to a contest of wits in discipline-Group loyalty-Gain-

ing the respect of pupils-Why pupils lose their respect for a

teacher-Gaining the assistance of capable pupils-School-room

injustice breeds disrespect-Typical cases-Feelings of success,

not of failure-As a rule, correction should be individual and

private-It should also be quiet-The problem of communica-

tion in the school-room-The impulse to communicate-Out-

side of school the child is encouraged to communicate freely

-The most effective way to control the evils of communica-

tion-Devices for suppressing communication.

CHAPTER IV

TEACHING PUPILS TO THINK

Necessity the spur to clear thinking-The supreme test of a

good method-The test applied to a history lesson-Formal

exactness rather than effective thinking-Historical ideas that

relate to every-day life—Lack of effective thinking in civil gov-

ernment-Developing clear thinking by a different method of

teaching-Thinking straight on the subject of taxation-Trac-

ing governmental relations in social groups-Clear thinking in

arithmetic-Mere verbal reading of problems-Verbal study

of weights and measures as an example-Clear thinking and

useful problems in arithmetic-Making problems relate to the

pupil's actual needs and experience-A concrete instance illus-

trating the vital teaching of arithmetic-Useful problems for

the city pupil-The cure for inaccurate thinking in this field

-The evil of inaccuracy in school work-Self-correction of

inaccurate work.