Chapter XV · School-Books, and How they Make for Education

1. What ideas do we get from the incident quoted from The Neighbours?

2. What manner of books sustains the life of thought?

3. What have you to say of the ‘school-books’ of the publishers?

4. Why do intelligent teachers fall back upon oral lessons?

5. Mention some of the disadvantages of these.

6. What questions should we ask about a youth who has finished his education?

7. Wherein lies the error of our educational system?

8. Show that we undervalue children, and therefore educate them amiss.

9. What was the note of home-life in the last generation?

10. How would you describe children as they are?

11. Show that our great work is to give them vitalising ideas.