A manual of the system of discipline and instruction for the schools of the Public School Society of New-York; instituted in the year 1805 - Brossura
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 Excerpt: ...elementary stages of grammar: the names of all things as being nouns; the words that are added to them to express their kind and quality as being adjectives: requiring them to give an example of each:--then conjunctions, as joining words and sentences:--all actions, as verbs,--those done to us, as well as by us: the little words taking the place of nouns to.prevent repetition: prepositions as words expressing the relations of things, &c., &c. These, if illustrated by actions, as speaking, walking, singing, and by significant motions, would never be forgotten: for instance, by motion of their hands above their head, below their chins, by their side, on their head, behind their back; and to make the preposition emphatic, say--above, below, by, on, behind, show the relation of my hands and head, my hands and side, &c. They would thus be prepared to understand the rule of the grammar which says, "Prepositions express some relation of different things;" and so on of other rules. Next proceed to the form and structure of the body--speak of the soul, of the external senses, the moral sense,--the social duties; with evidences of the benevolence of the Creator as blended with every thing connected with animated nature. Such ideas should pervade these lessons generally. Proceed with the manner in which natural life is sustained; then the products of the Earth: edible substances; roots, grain, tTMe Eh. fruit, &c., and artificial things. The Earth's structure, the starry Heavens. Hints of all these in their order, if the lessons are short and simple, would soon impress their minds with a great amount of useful knowledge. The diligent teacher of these things, will find a satisfaction in knowing that the time they may have devoted to these short...
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