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Sir,-"L.J.W." finds Mr. Vogt’s ideas (Engish. for Teachers) "not entirely novel," but I am surprised that he does not recall where they have been expressed "with such vigour and clarity" before. Does this help? "This is the first class in English, spelling and philosophy, Nickleby,’’ said Squéers ..,. "Now, then, where’s the first boy?" "Please, sit, he’s cleaning the back parlour window," said the teniporaty head of the philosophical class. 5 "So he is, to be sure," rejoined Squeers. "We go upon the practical mode of teaching, Nickleby; the regular education system, C-l-e-a-n, clean, verb active, to make bright, to scour, W-i-n, win, d-e-r, deft, winder, a casement. When the boy knows this out of book, he goes and does it. It’s just the same principle as the use of the globes. Where’s the second boy?" 7 "Please, sir, he’s weeding the garden," replied a small voice. "To be sure," said Squeers, by no means disconcérted, ‘‘So he is. B-o-t, bot, t--n, tin, bottin, n-e-y, ney, bottinney, noun substantive, a knowledge of plants. When he has learned that bottinney means a knowledge of plants he ap and knows ‘em, That’s our system, Nickleby." Vigour and clarity, surely?
FANNY
(Lower Hutt).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 768, 9 April 1954, Page 5
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