...the part of the child. These are his words : "Children should be led to make their own investigation, and to draw their own inferences. They should be told...possible, and induced to discover as much as possible. Humanity has progressed solely by self-instruction, and that to achieve the best results, each mind...

...education the process of self-development should be encouraged to the utmost. Children should be led to make their own investigations, and to draw their own...told as little as possible, and induced to discover us much as possible. I quite agree with Mr. Spencer, that this principle cannot- be too strenuously...

...that children should be led to make their own investigations and to draw their own inferences ; that they should be told as little as possible and induced to discover as much as possible. He was one of those who advanced the most convincing arguments in favour of making school a pleasant...

...from Herbert Spencer in 1850, when he said, "Children should be led to do their own investigations. They should be told as little as possible and induced to discover as much as possible." Sadly, this is not what is happening in science in the majority of elementary classrooms. The gap between...

...inferences and make meaningful generalizations was very relevant to the highschool years: "[Children] should be told as little as possible, and induced to discover as much as possible." 56 For Spencer, such practices would make the acquisition of knowledge what it was supposed to be -...

...leaving of generalizations until there are particulars to base them on. Ibid. Children should be led to make their own investigations and to draw their own...possible and induced to discover as much as possible. Humanity has progressed solely by self-instruction.... If the subjects be put before him in right order...

...children's own selfdirected inclinations, as free as possible from the management of others. Children "should be told as little as possible and induced to discover as much as possible," he argued, for self-instruction was the primary impetus for human progress. If this occurred, the final...

...process of self -development should be encouraged to the fullest extent. Children should be led to make their own investigations and to draw their own...possible, and induced to discover as much as possible. Humanity has progressed solely by self -instruction ; and that to achieve the best results each mind...

...processes ; after the 3's, the sum of 3 Sg's by both processes, and so on. '• Children should be led to make their own investigations and to draw their own...possible and induced to discover as much as possible." To these words of Spencer may be added, they should be allowed to express their discoveries in their...

...cities take their choice from among our corps will be readily appreciated. Children should be led to make their own investigations and to draw their own...possible, and induced to discover as much as possible. — Spencer. In addition to the above principle, children should be allowed to express their discoveries...