boys I observe are very rapidly promoted from one class to another! But I have also observed complaints that boys stay in this School only three or four years and leave before they acquired more than a smattering of English. I am inclined to blame those rapid promotions for the ill complained of. Emulation is very useful, perhaps more so, as talent is distributed even more unequally among Chinese boys than in Europeans, but nevertheless class teaching and oral object lessons in the gallery, imperatively demanded by the peculiar difficulties which the English language offers to Chinese boys, rather than individual teaching is demanded by the nature of the Chinese written language.
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Finally, as to those "mental endowments regarding which Chinese boys are particularly deficient", I have already referred to their shortcomings in the matter of emotion and feeling. Sympathy, as a capability of states of feeling or realizing states different from their own or tendency to reflect the feeling of others, and to cherish a real fellow feeling for others, is the rarest possible thing in China, outside the narrow circle of the family. That a son should be in sympathy with his mother is considered in China an essential feature of filial reverence. "Blood relationship is a strong tie that binds
buys I observe are very rapidly promoted from
smart.
one class
to another! But I have also observed complaints that rt boys stay in this School only three or four years
have and leave before they acquired more than a smat -
tering of English. I am inclined to blame those rapid pro- motions for the wil complained of Emulation is very useful, perhaps more
and talent is
distributed in
are even more im
-
unequally Chinese boys than in Europeans, but nevertheless class teaching and oral object lessons in the gallery, peratively demanded by the peculiar difficulties which the English language
offer to Chinese bays, than individual teaching is demanded
by
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by the nature of the Chinese written language.
Remember (4) Finally
insiese deficimens
the malles human--
Empathy
as to those
"mental endowments regarding which Chinese bays
are
particularly deficients, I hav already referred to their
comings
sharte
in the matter
of emotion and feeling. Sympathy,
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as á ca
capability states of feeling of realizing states different from their own or tendency to reflect the feeling of others, and to cherish a real fellow feeling for other, is the rarest possible thing. in China, outside the narrow
circle of the family. That
a son should be in
sympathy with his mother is considered. iiv China an essential
feature of filial reverence "Blood relationship is a string
bind
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