Mental Science And Methods of Mental Culture Designed for the Use of Normal Scho
Mental Science And Methods of Mental Culture Designed for the Use of Normal Scho
Edward Brooks
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A drover will approximate very closely to the weight of a horse or an ox by looking at it. Study of Mathematics. One of the best exercises for the culture of the judgment is the study of mathematics. In mathe- matical reasoning, every step involves a comparison; and the solution of a problem or demonstration of a theorem is thus a THE CULTURE OF THE JUDGMENT. 295 constant exercise to the judgment. Mental arithmetic is espe- cially useful in this respect to the youthful mind. Its relations are p...recise and definite, and each step in the process follows so naturally from the previous step or some fixed relation, that it is a constant pleasure to the student, and gives delightful as well as useful exercise to the judgment. Geometry also, with the classic precision of its relations, gives a classic finish to the acts of judg- ment. Compare for Literary Figures. Pupils should have exer- cises also in comparing for literary figures. They should be re- quired to construct original similes, metaphors, personifications, etc.
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