CHAPTER XVI

HOW TO USE SCHOOL-BOOKS

Disciplinary subjects of instruction—‘Open sesame’—The Bible, the great storehouse of moral impressions—Effect of our liturgy on a child—Principles on which to select school-books—Marks of a fit book—How to use the right books—Children must labour—Value of narration—A single careful reading—Other ways of using books—The teacher’s part—Disciplinary devices must not come between children and the soul of the book, 174