12. OUTLINE.
LOGIC IN THE CLASS ROOM.
(1) Thought is king.
(2) Special functions of induction and deduction.
(3) Two types of mind.
Inductive or liberal.
Deductive or conservative.
(4) Too much conservatism in school.
(5) The method of the discoverer.
Three steps
| 1. Antecedent facts | ![]() | 1. Foundational |
| 2. Crucial | ||
| 2. Forming hypothesis | ![]() | 1. “Mental urge” |
| 2. Analogy | ||
| 3. Verification | ![]() | 1. Empirical |
| 2. Rational |
(6) The real inductive method or Discoverer’s Method not in vogue in class room work.
(7) As a method of instruction, deduction is superior to induction.
(8) Conquest, not knowledge, the desideratum.
(9) Motivation as related to the spirit of discovery.
(10) Discoverer’s method or the real inductive method adapted to class room work.
School room method.
Discoverer’s method.
Epitome.
(11) Question and answer method not necessarily one of discovery.
