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Page 273 - But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great issues, good or bad for human kind, Is happy as a Lover; and attired With sudden brightness, like a Man inspired...
Page 133 - I suppose I could not have been more charmed with the romantic idea of living in it. There was a delightful door cut in the side, and it was roofed in, and there were little windows in it; but the wonderful charm of it was, that it was a real boat which had no doubt been upon the water hundreds of times, and which had never been intended to be lived in, on dry land.
Page 137 - And quickly runs away," the circle stops moving and drops hands while the mouse runs out and in through the circle, chased by Kitty White. For the last four lines while the chase is going on, the players in the circle stand in place and clap their hands while singing "Run, run,
Page 130 - I put my hand once more to the obdurate wood, when with a sort of small sigh, almost a sob — as it were — of relief, the secret drawer sprang open. I drew it out and carried it to the window, to examine it in the failing light. Too hopeless had I gradually grown, in my dispiriting search, to expect very much ; and yet at a glance I saw that my basket of glass lay in shivers at my feet. No ingots nor dollars were here, to crown me the little Monte Cristo of a week.
Page 68 - There is great interest in nature and the training of animals. There is an increase in the regard for money and in trading. The puzzle interest involves mainly language and arithmetical puzzles. There is an increased interest in music and in rhythm. The environment in this period, then should furnish opportunity for plays and games involving great physical activity and adapted to develop the large muscle areas, to continue the development of the finer motor adjustments, and to relate individual activity...
Page 59 - ... coordinate his activity with that of others, and there are as yet no truly cooperative games. In many games of this period sides are not chosen, each child playing for himself; but even when sides are chosen, the play remains for the most part individualistic. There is now approaching culmination in interest in traditional games, games of chase, and doll play. Interest continues high in common objects as toys, and in dramatic and representative play. Interest is very strong in collections. The...
Page 273 - ... attention to be concentrated upon the main purpose of the work and not upon its details. A genius originates partly by inheriting a disposition for easily acquiring certain functions, or generally by possessing the knack of viewing the world correctly. Whatever may be the cause of genius, it certainly shows itself in the playful ease with which work of great importance is performed.
Page 112 - If experiment is never allowed in the use of materials the children will not learn how to investigate, they will be helpless when confronted with any new problem, they will never advance beyond their companions but will lose the exquisite joy of discovery and contribute nothing to the knowledge of their own world. If no other method were used there would be only slow progress. A tendency would be formed to be governed by the moment's interest and not to sum up or connect. Respect might be lost for...
Page 51 - These years seem to be given largely to the development of the senses, getting control of the fundamental movements of the body and its members, and the acquisition of speech. This has been termed the period of physical adjustment. It is very easy here to see the relation of play to mental and bodily development. Practically the whole psychic life and all conscious bodily movements conform to the nature of play. The child play of this period is determined by the peculiar needs and conditions of the...
Page 280 - Why, I don't care much about eating 'em, but it is such fun to have old Smudge chase me. " Chase him! And why not? Thousands of generations of boys before him have been chasing some real or fancied good or fleeing some real or fancied evil. If Tim's love of chase had been supervised it would have been better. There was another boy whose instinct for the chase was supervised. Tag, hill dill, prisoner's base, and finally football were taught him, and one day in a stadium with twenty-five thousand people...