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The Infant System

CHAPTER XV
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To prevent this, and to excite a desire for information, it is always necessary to keep some behind, and to let very few objects appear at one time.

When the children understand, in some measure, the subjects before them, these may be replaced by others, and so on successively, until the whole have been seen.
Some persons have objected to the picture of Christ being represented in the human form, alleging that it is calculated to make the children think he was a mere man only, and have thought it better that be should not be represented at all; the man that undertakes to please all will soon find out his mistake, and, therefore, be must do the best he can, and leave the objectors to please themselves; yet it is a great pity little children should suffer from the ill-grounded objections of those who cannot do better.

On visiting a school, take notice of the pictures hanging about, if they are dusty, and have not the appearance of being well-used, be sure that the committee have never seen a good infant school, or that the teacher has never been properly trained, and, therefore, does not know how to use them..


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