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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

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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 autumin-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

LA 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.