...know how to read when reading is useful to him. Until then, it serves only to annoy him." Rousseau. "I believe that the first development of thought in...true through being closely connected with their own observation. As a general rule, I attached little importance to the study of words, even when explanations...

...protested against the practice in his day of requiring pupils to learn the contents of books. He says : "I believe that the first development of thought in...true through being closely connected with their own observation. As a general rule, I attached little importance to the study of words, even when explanations...

...can in many cases be had first-hand. In a letter written to a friend on his work at Stanz he says: "According to my experience, success depends upon...connected with their own personal observation and experience."20 Does not Pestalozzi here imply the idea of apperception? Is not the meaning of the passage...