School life / edited by T.N. Kelynack.

  • Kelynack, T. N. (Theophilus Nicholas), 1866-1944.
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Credit: School life / edited by T.N. Kelynack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AN INTRODUCTION whether in the home or in the school or in the world, are to be regulated and directed so that there may be a nearer approach to the true aim, ‘ The Utmost for the Highest.’ ‘ What shall it profit a child if he gain all know- ledge and lose his health ? ’ is a wise and just question. The results of medical inspection in our elementary schools have shown that many of the bodily disorders there discovered have been home born and home grown, frequently dating back to infant days. It is becoming clear that much of the apparent failure of our school system is dependent on lack of co-operation of parents, and oftentimes the prevalence of a persistent opposition to the spirit and practice of school teaching and discipline by home influences. Not a few of the practices of the community are also inimical to child welfare. Educationists of all schools are agreed that the ultimate purpose of our educational systems is the formation of character. The child, while rich in potentialities and powers, and capable of noblest possibilities, is yet a fragile human vessel which may readily be marred or broken in the making. Child Study is rapidly becoming an exact science. The physiology and psychology of the normal child are being investigated with scientific precision. Abnormal children, both as regards their physical constitution and mental and moral characteristics, are being studied by able observers in many lands. Pedagogical experiments of numerous kinds are being undertaken. A rich literature has accumulated. Special institutions for the training of those on whom must depend the care and education of child life are