4. When have you read a book thoroughly? Ought we ever to try to remember all that the book tells?
5. It is essential in a democracy that people think for themselves; how would you develop this independent attitude in children?
6. When children say that they know but cannot tell, how well do they know; how clearly have they thought?
7. If a pupil recites the words of the book, does he know the subject? How would you test further the extent of his knowledge?
8. Find examples in some textbook which you use of statements which mean little to children who use the books.
9. How would you plan to supplement the textbooks which you use? Give examples?
10. Why do children show a lack of interest in recitations where the teacher tests the class on their knowledge of the facts recorded in the text? How can the situation be improved?
11. Why is it generally a mistake to interpret to the class the answers given by the pupil reciting?
12. Under what conditions is it better to have books open in class than to test pupils on their knowledge of the facts recorded in the text?