(9) Illustrate “empirical proof,” also “rational proof.”
(10) Show by illustration that the inductive method as used in the class room, falls far short of being the method of the discoverer.
(11) Indicate by citing historical examples, that conquest rather than knowledge makes for manhood.
(12) Show how you would motivate a topic in geography.
(13) Outline a plan for teaching some topic in nature according to the discoverer’s method.
(14) Select a topic in arithmetic, for the purpose of giving a comparative illustration of the “question and answer mode” of presentation, and the “mode by suggestion.”
CHAPTER 21.
LOGIC AND LIFE.
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.