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... ARITHMETIC AS AN ART . Why Arithmetic should be taught It is both an Art and a Science 286 287 Robert Recorde's Arithmetic 289 The place of Arithmetic among school studies Its practical uses . 291 293 Skill in Computation , how to ...
... ARITHMETIC AS AN ART . Why Arithmetic should be taught It is both an Art and a Science 286 287 Robert Recorde's Arithmetic 289 The place of Arithmetic among school studies Its practical uses . 291 293 Skill in Computation , how to ...
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Sir Joshua Girling Fitch. Contents . XI . ARITHMETIC AS A SCIENCE . Its disciplinal value Inductive and deductive methods of reasoning Arithmetic a training in deductive logic . Our artificial notation Methods of elucidating it Other ...
Sir Joshua Girling Fitch. Contents . XI . ARITHMETIC AS A SCIENCE . Its disciplinal value Inductive and deductive methods of reasoning Arithmetic a training in deductive logic . Our artificial notation Methods of elucidating it Other ...
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... tion of a rule in Arithmetic , or of the use of the Ablative , it is wise to select beforehand and mentally to rehearse your illustrative examples ; to see that the instances The teacher should always be a Learner . chosen ,
... tion of a rule in Arithmetic , or of the use of the Ablative , it is wise to select beforehand and mentally to rehearse your illustrative examples ; to see that the instances The teacher should always be a Learner . chosen ,
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... Arithmetic master - is generally without influence . When a man confines himself to one subject he is apt to see his one subject in a false light , and to lose sight of its relation to the general culture of the pupil . Perhaps too if ...
... Arithmetic master - is generally without influence . When a man confines himself to one subject he is apt to see his one subject in a false light , and to lose sight of its relation to the general culture of the pupil . Perhaps too if ...
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... arithmetic , another of writing , and another of literature . The class system calls out more varied power , prevents the mind of the teacher from always running in the same groove ; and is more interesting to himself . He wants a ...
... arithmetic , another of writing , and another of literature . The class system calls out more varied power , prevents the mind of the teacher from always running in the same groove ; and is more interesting to himself . He wants a ...
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