TEACHING PATIENCE. icture in his mind; now he has twenty or more made utwardly visible and named. eagerly each child watched the others to see that no one Have you noticed how mentioned what he had in mind? It would be easy to increase the twenty representations by twenty more. what different directions and phases of life has the child Into been led? It always seems to me when I visit a kindergarten that I come out again as a pupil. So I have learned something to-day. And what is it? I have felt, first, that the memory and faculty of representation are essentially quickened by this occupation, and long-forgotten pictures reappear in full freshness and life. Secondly, the power of comparison is exercised, similar things unconsciously arranging themselves together. Thirdly, the circle of ideas and perceptions is enlarged. Lastly, the power of perception and comprehension is sharpened. JOH 365 OHN HITZ tells of an admirable method of teaching patience. The teacher has upon the walls of the luminated type; "IMPATIENCE," in irregularly set black room two mottoes, "PATIENCE." printed in bold, ilDER type; "SELFISHNESS and UNSELFISHNESS"; and "DISORDER." "OR "Lucy," said the teacher, speaking to a restless little at your brother Charley?" girl, "what is the matter? Why do you make such faces Miss Julia, he is so dreadfully stupid about the example The child replied, "Oh, tracting yet, and here all the rest of us have finished." The teacher excused herself and went to Charley's desk you gave us to do. Why, he has not commenced subto see what he was doing, and being satisfied he was doing the best he could, encouraged him to go on, but be sure You must have a large, low table for young children, he was right. On reaching her desk she simply said, It is worth more than a blackboard. All who have finished the example will now please look WANTED LADY TEACHERS. 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