References: Teachers College Record, November, 1908, pp. 33-44. Historical Sources in Schools, Report to New England History Teachers’ Association, pp. 1-17. Bourne, Teaching of History and Civics, pp. 169-187.
XI. Historical Reading for Children
1. Books designed especially for Children.
a. Principles of grading not well defined.
b. Many books needlessly inaccurate.
c. Literary style often bad.
d. Some unnecessary “writing down” to children.
2. The Use of Standard Histories.
a. Availability of historical works for school purposes not in inverse ratio to size and scientific value.
1. Treatment of special topics often simpler and more concrete than treatment of same topics in textbooks.