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ANOTHER POSSIBILITY

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the child under examination: quote from Professor Terman's The Measurement of Intelligence," page 126-Nothing contribut more to a satisfactory rapport, then praise of the child's afforts.

& Washington, June 7-Eventual Bertrand Russell, writing in the An error le always to be passed by April number of "Harper's Maga-without comment, unless it is pain- ond of the world in a smashup of zine" on "What Shall We Educate fully evident to the child himself, the solar system with the con- For?" and while discussing sen- in which casa the examiner will do tallation Draco has been ad sitiveness, says. "The Brst step, well to make some excuse for it;vanced as a possibility by Dr. C. Miller, Cleveland which most children take at the age leg., "You are got quite old enough Dayton of about five months, is to pass to answer questions. like that one beyond mere pleasures of sensation, but, never mind, you are doing such as food and warmth, to the beautifully, etc. Exclamations like pleasures of social approbation. 'fine splendid etc., should be This ploasure... davelops very used lavishly. Almost any inne- rapidly every child loves praise cent deception is permissible which con- and hates blame. Usually the wlah keeps the child interested, to be thought well of remains one fident, and at his best level of, of the dominant,motives throughout effort." life."

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suggesting A few weeks ago I was reading the បន of this. quotation through a short story written by that in the class-room

a boy of eleven. It was the story error is always to be passed by of a Scout who had done a brave without comment; I am suggesting deed, and it ended thus:"Next that if such methods keep the child morning after prayers the head. "interested, confident, and at his master read out the complaints, and best level of effort," thon the John was given a reward, and standard of work in many schools everybody cheered him very loudly might almost immediately be im because of his bravo deed." The proved 100 per cent. If all the tea- word "complaints" brought me up chers therein took. n vow to cut sharply. It was indeed dopressing down their allowance of blame and to learn that the general tone of complaint and to substitute a the ruinarka made after prayers by generous meed of praise, We all that boy's headmaster was ao"know the value in our own cases querulous na to produce in his mind of an encouraging word, the dis the idea that the, words "notices" heartening effect of even marited and. "complaints" were ayonymous, blame. Why should we suppose As a matter of purely parochial in- children to be less sensitive? terest I was relieved to remember that the boy was in his frat term at our school.

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This article forms Chaptör - 2 of Bertrand Russell's book "On Education.

scientist.

Dr. Millor claimed the spaud' oť! the earth and the rest of the solar system in its ride through space toward the dragon, which is destined to destroy the world, ex- coeds 200 kilometres a second.

Thé, new theory. Dr. Miller GX- plained to a group of fellow acient late at the Burena of Standards, is based on the other-drift axperi ments performed during the past) year at Mount Wilson observatory. in California.

He enlarged upon the Michaelson Morley light experiments in Cleve land in 1903 which formed the basis of the Einstein theory, which Dr. Miller rejects outright.

Ether that exists outside the atmosphere, in a celestial space, la a fluid ke water and is pot stagnant as was previously sup posed, he maintained. The reason the drift is so alight at the surface of the earth ia that a "drag" exists, the same as that trailing & ship in motion through the water, Dr. Miler explained.

At Mount Wilson the "drag" was less than was observed at Cleve and he said showing by calcula tion the real speed of the solar ECHO OF CALCUTTA RIOTS. arstem is at least 200 kilometres a

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Every Child Loves Pralke." Some of us schoolmasters are, 1 am afraid. only too often experts in complaining. In fading fault and Calcutta, May 30-An echo of On Mount Wilson the speed with in awarding blarne. We Gun

the recent communal riots was the "drag" accompanying the earth feriticise and pick holes with heard this evening simultaneously was but nine kilometres a second.

tuency that must surely måke us. In two places in Culeutta, Ät one blush if ever we pause to consider of which the Mohammedans passed' . I know more than one man who, a vote of confidence in the Moslem odce he is fairly launched upon a Deputy-Mayor of Calcutta, whose righteous condemnation of some resignation the "Hindu Councillors The driest season in 34 yours is childish malpractice, can hardly and Aldermen.. supported by their the present record established in allow himself time to take breath.European colleagues, recently de- Shanghai weather annuals. Since have found myself, times without manded in view of his conduct 1892 there has not been an opening (number, "I fear, developing a com- during the recent riots. One five-month period of dyear so dry mand of language that would gain speaker declared that if the Hindus as in 1926. The normal rainfall, the Siecawei the notoriety on a public platform tried, to destroy lam, Moslems as disclosed by

and all to lash some infinitely would know what action to take. Observatory statistics, is 476 milli- Brilling perendiks. To my shame A Hindu meeting, composed of metres of rain up to the end of May. and confusion I have found myself Murwuri merchants, urged the Gov- from January 1 to May 31, inclu- blushing and stammering when Iernment to issue licences for "fresive. Instead of that amount, the alempted generously to let myself arms to the more respectable in spring season of 1926 has recorded habitants in the Burra Buzar, only 291 millimetres. These Agures on June 7 by which was the most affected in the were given out Friots.

Siccawel Observatory. Since 1802 there have been several dry 'years, notably 1917. But the present year overtops all previous drought re- cords. May set a

yo in wholehearted praise of some good deed er work.

Becently one of the London magistrates had before him a married couple who said they

record for

. every child loves praise and bublame." And now tha the child is at Inat, the vital centre for education. now that child study la a science worthy or the name and not merely an excuse for sen-thought it better for them to magre rainfall, registering but timental theorising, cannot

we part.

The husband bid the two-thirds of the normat fall with realise the lgnificance of these story. He mentioned that his 64 millimetres rond of 94, the words, in our teaching practice?wife came from Knightsidge.normal precipitation' for the mentu, Why should not the child have the "I threw a shilling on the table" And the present month of June acts, praise it so loves and which we at he told the magistrate, and told so far as though it also will con- present deal out in such niggardly her she had better. go to hell or clude with a minimum amount of moisture. Just 190 millimetres is measure? It would grow insuffer back to Knightsbridge." ably conceited if we praised it too The magistrate turned to the the normal fall for June and to much? Granted; but what is it wife, "Did you follow his advice? date, through the first seven days growing while we praise it too he asked. "And which destina- of the month, but 20 millimetres little? And what, is the effect of tion did you choose?”

have fallen.•' The comparative the ill-too-ready-flow of blame that well she replied "he only table of rainfall to date. by gave me a shilling. I couldn't go months, is as follows: January 84 farther than Knightsbridge with inches instead of a normal of 1.96

it receives from us? Surely we know by now how much praise and

how much blame is good for that." child? And, for my part, I would far rather a child had a thoroughly good opinion of itself, if that opinion were based on adquate grounds and surely the teacher's opinion can be considered as such), than that it should manifest a welf- deprecatory, self-distrustful atti- tude that prevented it from attempt- ing anything because it doubted its Jability, Said a little boy to me thê other day, "I know I'm a bad render, air. I can't help it." He was anite resigned to the fact-and he was only nine years old. Moreover, he was not a bad reader; he had in him the makinge of a very good reader, if only he could be brought to realise the fact. But, in the earliest stages of learning to read, some inexperienced or inefficient teacher, impatient at his slowness, had convinced him that he was. bad. "My trouble with him is, and will be, not to teach him to read weil, but to inspire him with the belief that

ho can read well.

Improving Standard of Work. The instructions for using tests for the measurement of intelligence are full of the need for praising

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