A Class Room Logic / Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching

by George Hastings McNair

1. LOGIC GIVEN A PLACE IN A SECONDARY COURSE.

“To prepare for complete living” seems to be the ultimate aim of education, and any school subject which does not aid to this end must be eliminated from the courses of study. “Knowledge for the sake of knowledge” will not do in this age of practical efficiency. A subject in order to survive must show indications of doing its share in this larger business of man building. If it can be made evident that logic lends itself in no undecided terms to such an aim, then may its incorporation in a secondary course of study be not only justified but more highly appreciated.