Abstract
THIS admirable little work appears to be by far the best aid to the proper teaching of nature-study that has hitherto come under our notice, the author having very wisely refrained from furnishing the teacher with a manual which would do away with all necessity for original study and observation on his part, and enable him to read the various lessons to his pupils without effort or thought. The object of the writer is, indeed, as much to educate the teacher as to enable the latter to teach his pupils. For example, in the article on bananas, Prof. Miall, when he asks the reason for the peculiar shape of that popular fruit, under the guise of leaving the reply to the pupil is really testing the powers of observation and reasoning possessed by the teacher himself.
House, Garden, and Field; a Collection of Short Nature Studies.
By L. C. Miall. Pp. x + 316; illustrated. (London: E. Arnold, 1904.) Price 6s.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
L., R. House, Garden, and Field; a Collection of Short Nature Studies . Nature 71, 52 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/071052a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/071052a0