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PREFATORY NOTE,
CONTENTS.
PAGE
1
PART FIRST.
THE FUNCTION OF THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOLMASTER, AND
THE SUBJECTS AND METHODS OF HIS TEACHING.
The Purpose of the School,
The ultimate purpose of the parochial school-The import-
ance of keeping this purpose in mind-The consequences
of keeping this purpose or practical ideal in view: Moral;
Intellectual; Personal to the teacher.
The First Qualification of the Parochial Teacher, .
The knowledge necessary to enable the teacher to conceive
the practical ideal-Protest against the opinion that there
are no principles in education.
The General Method of Education,
To attain the ideal we must have method-Nature of mind
and its growth in relation to methods of instruction and
training-Philosophic aptitude rather than philosophic
knowledge necessary in the teacher-Auxiliaries of the
teacher, viz. Natural operation of mind; Moral accesses to
the intellect; Class-sympathy.-The sympathetic teacher
may dispense with philosophy-Character in the teacher
himself.
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Restrictions of the Parochial Teacher,
Shortness of attendance-Irregularity of attendance-Num-
ber of classes-Character of pupils' homes-Utilities of
pupil's future life.
The Lessons to be drawn from the Restrictions of the
Parochial Teacher,
Contraction of teacher's work-Principles of selection-
Subjects in order of importance, primary and secondary.
METHODS OF TEACHING.
THE CONCURRENCE OF GENERAL METHOD AND PAR
TICULAR METHODS,
OBJECTS AND METHOD OF TEACHING READING,
Initiation in the Art of Reading,
The Phonic, the "Look and Say," and the Alphabetic
methods Spelling.
The Juvenile Stage in Teaching Reading,
Mental progress and Progress in Reading should be concur-
rent-Intelligent reading-To teach to read properly is
to educate―The imagination and the moral and religious
sensibilities of children-Intelligible reading.
OBJECTS AND METHOD OF TEACHING WRITING,
The practical purpose, namely, facility and distinctness, to
be kept constantly in view-Letters to be turned to use.
as they are learned-The power to be applied to copying
on slates-Writing from dictation.
OBJECTS AND METHOD OF TEACHING ARITHMETIC,
Intellectual discipline of Arithmetic-School Arithmetic
should be practical and economic-Method of teaching:
the concrete method-Moral uses of School Arithmetic.
The Secondary Subjects of the Parochial School,
Education an extensive as well as an intensive process-
Order of importance of secondary subjects.
MUSIC IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL,
General effect of Music on the school-Sympathy as an
educative agent-Sympathy and simultaneity contrasted.
(The simultaneous system.)-Singing a moral and religi-
ous agency-Effect on the children-Method of teaching
singing.
GEOGRAPHY, AND THE METHOD OF TEACHING it,
Chief error in teaching Geography-Practical purpose
of teaching Geography-Theoretical purpose-The two
harmonize-Indirect uses of Geography-Method of
teaching Geography.
ON DRAWING,
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THE HIGHER INTELLECTUAL INSTRUCTION OF THE
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL,
113
Advanced Reading-- Analysis of Sentences - Ad-
vanced Writing or Composition-Method of teach-
ing Grammar and Composition,
History, .
123
Latin and Greek. (Middle Schools.)—Language versus
Science,
124
On the Method of teaching Latin and Greek, .
140
MORAL INSTRUCTION,
Initiatory stage-Direct Moral and Suggestive Moral Teach-
ing-Juvenile stage (Laws of Health, etc.)
MINOR MORALS OF THE SCHOOL,
Courtesy between Boys and Girls-Influence of Female
Schools-Politeness-Order-Cleanliness, etc.-Personal
habits of teacher.
THE TEACHING OF RELIGION,
PART SECOND.
HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL.
CHAPTER I.
ORIGIN AND AMOUNT OF THE BEQUEST,
Mr. James Dick-Professor Allan Menzies-Trustees and
Office-Bearers-Terms of Bequest from Mr. Dick's
Will.
CHAPTER II.
CHARACTER OF THE BEQUEST AND OF ITS ADMINISTRATION,
The Bequest not a Charity-Historical sketch of Paro-
chial School system-Outline of the principles of
administration.
CHAPTER III.
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CHAPTER IV.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER CHANGES SINCE 1854,
Assistant-Substitutes-Temporary Substitutes-Music-
Side-Parochial Schools.
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CHAPTER V.
THE RELATION OF THE BEQUEST TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL,
CHAPTER VI.
VISITATION OF THE SCHOOLS,
CHAPTER VII.
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12. The Higher Instruction of the Parochial Schools :-
English Composition-Latin-Greek-Mathematics,
304
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CLASS OF PAROCHIAL TEACHERS IN ABERDEEN, BANFF,
AND MORAY,
310