Teaching Arithmetic A Handbook for Teachers and a Textbook for Normal and Training Schools Classic Reprint

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There is a science of teaching arithmetic. The feeling of needs and the finding of means for their satisfaction is the law of advancement; logical division is the law of classifications and definitions; induction, deduction, and the complete method are the laws for the discovery of principles; experimentation and reasoning are the laws for the solution of simple problems; and the analysis of complex problems into simple problems is the law for the solution of problems in general.

In Part I the author has endeavored to develop and state these laws. In Part II he has endeavored to illus trate their application; much has been omitted but enough has been given to suggest the rest. In Part III he has endeavored to give an idea of the advance in complexity from grade to grade in elementary schools and of what is required to secure primary and higher licenses for teaching arithmetic.

As a handbook, this work should help the superintend ent to secure uniformity in his schools the principal to harmonize the work of the grades and the teacher to get a clear view of fundamental laws.

As a textbook, this work should help the teacher in normal and training schools to supplement his lectures and prospective teachers In school and out of school to prepare for their chosen profession.

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