Bend Children to Science Through Play

From the evident disposition of children to imitate all the actions of grown persons, from their little scientific propensities to produce in miniature what they see in magnitude, from the delight which they feel, and the deep interest which they take in all their little works and playful amusements, it is certain that nothing more is required to put them in the channel of correct ideas than to give them such instruction, and to bend their minds to such objects as shall at once employ, amuse, and delight, and at the same time form a playful and healthful exercise for them; whilst it is calculated to expand their minds in the knowledge and comprehension of those objects which are above all things conducive to the interests of society, and which relate to the progressive improvement and advancing state of the Arts and Sciences.

Notes:

Science provides games and play for children that will bias them toward discovery and exploration.

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An Address to Men of Science

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Carlile, Richard (1821), An Address to Men of Science, Retrieved on 2013-12-30

Source Material [books.google.com]

Folksonomies: science

Schemas

05 JUN 2011

Raising Enlightened Children

Memes about raising children as a spiritual naturalist, with a sense of awe for the Universe and reverence for the laws of nature.

Folksonomies: spiritual naturalism wonder atheism