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David Francis Lincoln. cipline . The modern tendency is in a very different direction ; it studies the natural behavior of chil- dren , and deduces from multiplied observations cer- tain laws regarding their natural powers and apti ...
David Francis Lincoln. cipline . The modern tendency is in a very different direction ; it studies the natural behavior of chil- dren , and deduces from multiplied observations cer- tain laws regarding their natural powers and apti ...
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... direction ; but it is equally preposterous to omit from culture the development of physical endurance , moral soundness , and a good practical judgment . In the case of myriads of poor children who leave school at the ages of ten or ...
... direction ; but it is equally preposterous to omit from culture the development of physical endurance , moral soundness , and a good practical judgment . In the case of myriads of poor children who leave school at the ages of ten or ...
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... directions ; the muscu- lar endurance may be enfeebled ; the digestion is very apt to fail ; appetite for food is lost , with the power to digest food ; and sleep is very apt to be poor . is pretty safe to say that a child who eats and ...
... directions ; the muscu- lar endurance may be enfeebled ; the digestion is very apt to fail ; appetite for food is lost , with the power to digest food ; and sleep is very apt to be poor . is pretty safe to say that a child who eats and ...
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... direction , as the body re- fuses to stand or sit still . There are certain classes of work which are utterly beyond his power ; and yet there is no doubt at all that a little child learns as much , if not more , in a year as an adult ...
... direction , as the body re- fuses to stand or sit still . There are certain classes of work which are utterly beyond his power ; and yet there is no doubt at all that a little child learns as much , if not more , in a year as an adult ...
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... direction for only one hour ( and how much longer can an audience listen to a lecture ? ) , the child can evidently do very much less . At the age of from five to seven he can attend to one subject — a single lesson - for fifteen ...
... direction for only one hour ( and how much longer can an audience listen to a lecture ? ) , the child can evidently do very much less . At the age of from five to seven he can attend to one subject — a single lesson - for fifteen ...
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Page 134 - A child, young person, or woman, shall not be allowed to work between the fixed and traversing part of any self-acting machine while the machine is in motion by the action of steam, water, or other mechanical power.