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THE object of this paper is to plead for the introduction of science as a part of the system of ordinary education in all public elementary schools, and to describe the method by which alone, in the opinion of the writer, it is possible that this should be accomplished. There is a general consensus of opinion that a far larger place than has hitherto been allowed in England should be assigned to science in our national system of education, as well as in our grammar-schools and Universities; but no strong conviction yet exists that a certain amount of strict and definite scientific training should be given to all the scholars in our public elementary schools as soon as they are prepared to receive it, which is practically found to be after they have passed the fourth standard. The extent of this claim for the introduction of science as a part of the ordinary curriculum of a public elementary school must be noted, in order that the worth and importance of the proposed method for securing thoroughly effective teaching may be understood.
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The Peripatetic Method of Instruction in Science and its Development 1 . Nature 30, 622–625 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/030622a0
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