Questions and Exercises

  1. Discuss the relative importance of environment as a factor in the behavior of plants; animals; children; men.
  2. How may an understanding of the mutual reaction of the child and his environment assist the teacher in planning for character building in pupils?
  3. Make specific suggestions by which children may influence their environment.
  4. Discuss the vitalized teacher’s contribution to the environment of the child.
  5. After reading this chapter give your definition of “behavior.”
  6. Discuss the author’s idea of leadership.
  7. Define education in terms of behavior, environment, and heredity.
  8. Account for the difference in behavior of some of the characters mentioned in the chapter.
  9. How may the vitalized teacher be distinguished from the traditional teacher in her attitude toward facts?
  10. Discuss the doctrine of educational predestination.

CHAPTER XXII