Chapter I: The Purposes of the Recitation

1. The teacher and the recitation, 2

2. The necessity of having a clear aim, 3

3. Testing as an aim in the recitation, 5
_a._ The preparation of the lesson assigned, 6
_b._ The pupil's knowledge and his methods of study, 7
_c._ The pupil's points of failure and the cause thereof, 10

4. Teaching as an aim in the recitation, 12
_a._ Give the child an opportunity for self-expression, 13
_b._ Give help on difficult points, 15
_c._ Bring in new points supplementing the text, 16
_d._ Inspire the pupils to better efforts and higher ideals, 17
_e._ Lead pupils into good habits of study, 17

5. Drill as an aim in the recitation, 19
_a._ Drill should be employed wherever a high degree of skill is
required, 21
_b._ Drill must be upon correct models, and with alert interest and
attention, 21
_c._ Drill must not stop short of a reasonable degree of efficiency, or
skill, 23
_d._ Drill must be governed by definite aims, 23

6. A desirable balance among the three aims, 25