Excerpt from The Teaching of Geography
To all students of geography it is a lamentable fact that there is even yet a lack of respect for this branch of science. Though we have a "new geography" rich and vital in its possibilities to contribute to twentieth century education, yet all too many teachers are oblivious of the significance and value of the subject and, in the schoolroom, are rattling the dry bones of formal statement and definition. Their view of the subject, and their method of teaching it, restricts its value and. curtails the interest which it ought to enlist from pupils. The object of this volume is, first of all, to present and instill in the minds of teachers the true nature of modern geography. Therefore Part I is devoted to the "Nature and Scope of Geography." It is hoped that its careful study will result in establishing a correct and broad view of a subject whose content is rich in educative possibilities.
Part II of the volume is devoted to "Methods of Teaching Geography." It is true that a better conception of the subject would, in itself, correct, to considerable extent, the old and irrational methods of presentation.
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