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Professor Davis gave the third and last of his lectures on the Teaching of Geography, in the Geological lecture room yesterday afternoon. In his first lecture Professor Davis spoke especially of the kind of preparation the careful teacher of geography should make; in his second he pointed out the popular mistake in the method of teaching the subject; and in his last he showed some of the ways in which the study of geography may be made more interesting and profitable. The great difficulty for the scholar in the study of geography lies not in the subject itself...
...text books are necessarily brief and require more explanations than the teacher can supply. In order to make good this need each school should have a good library, containing an encyclopedia, physical and geographical atlases, geographical magazines and stories of travel prepared by travellers and not readers of travels. The teacher should give out subjects for the members of the class to look up and to report on to the rest of the class. In this way an interest in the subject is aroused which original investigation always adds. These exercises may be made useful as an exercise in English...
...General Introduction. - The place of Science; of Natural History; of Botany. The scope of Botany. Divisions of the Science of Botany. - Material at the disposal of the city and of the country teacher. - General aim; to compel the pupil to see through his own eyes...
...Omitted in Geographical Teaching?" Professor Davis spoke as follows: The things which are to be avoided in teaching are divided into three kinds; general mistakes, superfluities and errors. The first error in teaching might arise from overtaxing the mind. Students are quick to perceive the unsteadiness of the teacher. This is avoided by thorough preparation on the part of the teacher. Illustrations should be suggested at the proper time and withheld until the class is in a condition to receive them. Questions aroused by the thoughts of the teacher are of great value to the whole class. Too great precision...
Professor Davis spoke first of the equipment necessary for a good teacher, and then of the physical basis of geography. He said: "The first requisite for a good teacher is a broad knowledge of his subject. In teaching elementary subjects his knowledge should go far beyond the pupils' while in teaching an advanced course every instructor desires that his students shall investigate matters and go beyond him. A teacher of geography must therefore have a knowledge of the basis on which geography rests, that is the physical development of the country. An intelligent and lively class is naturally full...