A Guide to Methods and Observation in History Part 12

22. Have variety.

23. Feed the interest once it is aroused.

24. Drill--but by means of use, not by precept.

25. Do not do for pupils what they should do for themselves.

26. Multiply a.s.sociations.

27. Antic.i.p.ate for the pupils what is to come, i.e., stimulate interest by giving a bird's-eye view of the movement before it is a.n.a.lyzed.

28. Emphasize the operation of cause and effect--what a nation or a people sows, so it also reaps.

29. Avoid rote memorizing.

30. Employ recapitulation, summary, and review frequently.

31. Always have a lesson plan.

32. Have "everybody into the game."

33. Shape the work so that it presents the appearance of a real, vital, personal problem.

34. Appear to be a learner with the pupils.

35. Make much use of blackboards and concrete material.

36. Emphasize the value of written work, outlines, map study, and personal reactions.

37. Ill.u.s.trate, expound, vivify.

38. Keep pupils looking for resemblances.

39. Teach with reference to applications.

40. Show pupils how to study history.

41. Keep in touch with current events and devote some time each week to such events.

42. Have frequent written work, as,

(_a_) Condensation of a few pages of notable historical works.

(_b_) Abstracts of accounts of definite events.

(_c_) Tests, examinations, written lessons.

(_d_) Notebooks.

(_e_) Outline maps.

43. Occasionally read selections of historical material before the cla.s.s.

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