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occasionally think out and decide for themselves which of two courses to take. A teacher who was troubled with disorder in her classroom was able to make use of this ability to make rules in solving her problem. The incident will show just the sort of decisions Primary chil­dren can make. The class had a sand table. Some of the children used to work at the sand table while others worked at their seats. As they busied them-selves with their sand maps they often became quite noisy and disturbed the rest of the class. One morning before work began the teacher asked if any one in the class had ever noticed how many boys and girls become noisy when they are at the sand table. Several in the class had noticed this. A discussion followed as to the undesirability of such noise and possible means of preventing it. The final conclu- 66 LIFE IN THE MAKING sion was that every person who went to the table must try to remember to work quietly. Anyone who could not do so. would have to leave the table and do other work. It was interesting to see

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