Education for Life: Preparing Children to Meet the Challenges (Continued)


Please note direct word-for-word quotes from Education for Life are indicated by single quotation marks.

Chapter 16: The Foundation Years (Practical ideas and methods for teaching children through the physical years: the first six years of a child's life)

'The first six—generally, the pre-school—years of a child’s life are the most important for establishing a direction that will last him a lifetime. Care should be taken to inculcate in him wholesome habits, tastes, and attitudes. It is during these years especially that the adage holds: “As the twig inclineth, so doth the tree grow.” '

This chapter describes practical, effective exercises and ideas for teaching children to respond to life with the best that is in them so they can develop to their own highest potential.


Chapter 16 in full can be found through this link.


Chapter 17: The Feeling Years (Practical ideas and methods for teaching children through the feeling years: the years six to twelve of a child's life)

In the feeling years emphasis is placed on emotional development and inspiration. Not on expressing emotions but on refining them and developing the finer feelings. This is aimed at helping children to begin to direct their emotions constructively, instead of letting them rule them. Practical ideas and methods for this are offered in this chapter which is best read in full.

Chapter 17 in full can be found through this link.