Difficulties of History Texts Simply Explained

Excerpt from Difficulties of History Texts Simply Explained: The Constitution, Tariff, Spoils System, Monroe Doctrine, Civil Service, State's Rights, American Democracy, Religious Toleration, Etc If pupils derive anything from the study of history, it should be a simple knowledge of some of the more common facts of government. Legislation, representation, tarifi, regulation of trade, democracy, the Constitution, these are but a few out of many like subjects that should grow in meaning as the study of history proceeds. The wise history teacher will profit by many opportunities that present themselves for developing the pupils' knowledge of these basic and enduring facts that make up the very subsoil of our civic life. He will realize the truth that the elements of citizenship are best taught by catching them at their source, and showing them as real issues working in the life of the nation. Too many of our texts and teachers. Alike have failed in this respect. Where teachers have failed, it has been because they have not realized the significant situations as such, or have neglected to make use of them to the best advantage. Where texts have failed, it has been because of that prevailing textbook pedantry which can not adjust itself to the limitations of the child mind. That there be no misunderstanding about this charge against the texts, let us give but a few quotations from one of the current. Textbooks for the grades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.