“The book seems poorly suited for the use of the practical teacher for whom it is announced, or the professional student. In spite of the author’s resolution to the contrary, it is burdened with methods of investigation, where results alone should be given.” Edward O. Sisson.
– – Dial. 41: 89. Ag. 16, ’06. 580w.
“A fair and comprehensive book. It is sound psychology sensibly applied.”
+ Ind. 61: 263. Ag. 2, ’06. 50w. N. Y. Times. 11: 201. Mr. 31, ’06. 310w.
“The whole volume is what the subject is, dynamic, and is as important for parents as for teachers.”
+ + Outlook. 83: 90. My. 12, ’06. 200w.
“It is admirably suited to be a handbook for advanced classes who desire to pursue special topics exhaustively, by first reading a guidebook and then following up the literature of the subject. The style is so clear and the treatment so concrete and inductive that the general reader will understand most of it. One of Professor O’Shea’s chief contributions is in selecting those laws and phenomena that have an educational application and clearly showing the application.” Frederick E. Bolton.
+ + Psychol. Bull. 3: 367. N. 15, ’06. 510w.
“Is not epoch marking; it is in part what has been said before by other writers, but it has two virtues—it is reasonably complete, and it is of great importance.”
+ + Pub. Opin. 40: 639. My. 19, ’06. 90w.