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Our Duty to the Children: 58 total pages.

plane of life. We have seen its use in developing the senses and training them in accurate observation. It also gives opportunity for close and careful thought in following the changes of a flower or insect, in studying the relation of plant and insect to each other; in comparing one kind with another, noting their likenesses and differences; in trying to learn the reason for what we see. There is no better disci­pline for the mental faculties, to give the power of application and concentration and the ability to make accurate decisions. We must lead the children's interest in these thoughtful ways, and must show them the pleasure of close and accurate exercise of thought and memory. The mental discipline which begins so naturally in the woods and fields can be carried further in the school-room. The amount that is learned 37 OUR DUTY TO THE CHILDREN is far less important than the way in which it is learned. It should be learned in a way to call out and develop the mental powers and deeper elements of character. To accurate observation

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