13. Imitation is closely related to suggestion. Pupils especially imitate and make use of suggestions from those whom they like.
14. The principle of approval in discipline is valuable in that it appeals to the child by showing one’s satisfaction and pleasure in the good work he has done.
15. The opposite of approval is fault finding. It is not too radical to say that a teacher should never be guilty of fault finding.
16. Many faults in children can be eradicated by a judicious use of the principle of approval.
17. It is an easy matter to discourage and ruin the best pupils by constant fault finding.
18. By approving what little of good there is in a bad child, the child may be improved, and helped to become a good child.
19. The teacher who does not embody in his life worthy traits of character, can not effectively approve them in other lives. The source of approval is important.
20. Encouragement is a form of approval.
21. Sometimes the best pupils have met grievous obstacles and need positive encouragement.
22. The fundamental principle of Initiative in Co-operation may be applied to advantage in discipline in several ways. A word, a look, a deed, a material object, a privilege—all may be instruments of initiative in co-operation.