The Practice of Instruction (Classic Reprint): A Manual of Method General and Special: A Manual of Method General and Special (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

John William Adamson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331987679 ISBN 13: 9781331987673

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical guidance for teachers who want clear, thoughtful instruction across history, geography, and language arts.

This manual presents a balanced approach to classroom teaching, stressing clear aims, effective methods, and the training teachers need to turn facts into lasting understanding. It emphasizes developing students’ historical thinking, moral insight, and a love of reading, while linking geography, civics, and language study to real-world understanding.

The book lays out concrete methods for different subjects, including how geography can become core to instruction through maps, diagrams, field work, and careful organization. It describes how history teaching should move from simple stories to continuous narrative and then to more abstract, analytical work. It also discusses how modern and classical language work can be aligned with overall educational goals, using appropriate texts and exercises.

- Clear aims that connect subject content to thinking skills, not just memorization
- Structured progression in history: narrative, then causal, then topical work
- Geography taught with maps, field trips, and visual aids to build understanding
- Language study aligned with practical reading, writing, and pronunciation practice

Ideal for teachers seeking a methodical, broad-reaching approach to core classroom subjects and the development of students’ thinking and citizenship.

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Product Description

Excerpt from The Practice of Instruction: A Manual of Method General and Special

That portion of the book which some readers may regard as theoretical' (the use of the term is depre cated in this connexion) is modern in the sense that it tries to reflect the present-day studies of authorities in the mental sciences concerned; and it is hoped that it is actual in the sense that it bears directly upon the practical problems of the class-room. It is, in short, a statement of the general principles underlying the 'practical' Part II. Which follows it. Here more particularly is a territory common to primary and to secondary schools of all grades.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331987679
• ISBN 13: 9781331987673
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 553