CHAPTER I. The Ethical Basis 7 II. The Psychological Basis 15 PART II _OUTLINES OF GENERAL PEDAGOGICS_ SECTION I. GOVERNMENT OF CHILDREN I. Theoretical Aspects 30 II. Practical Aspects 33 SECTION II. INSTRUCTION I. The Relation of Instruction to Government and Training 39 II. The Aim of Instruction 44 III. The Conditions of Many-sidedness 51 IV. The Conditions Determining Interest 60 V. The Main Kinds of Interest 76 VI. The Material of Instruction from Different Points of View 93 VII. The Process of Instruction 105 VIII. Remarks on the Plan of Instruction as a Whole 134 SECTION III. TRAINING I. The Relation of Training to Government and to Instruction 140 II. The Aim of Training 143 III. Differentiation of Character 146 IV. Differentiation of Morality 151 V. Helps in Training 154 VI. General Method of Training 160 SECTION IV. SYNOPSIS OF GENERAL PEDAGOGICS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AGE I. The First Three Years 198 II. The Ages from Four to Eight 201 III. Boyhood 209 IV. Youth 216 PART III _SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF PEDAGOGICS_ SECTION I. REMARKS ON THE TEACHINGS OF PARTICULAR BRANCHES OF STUDY I. Religion 219 II. History 223 III. Mathematics and Nature Study 241 IV. Geography 263 V. The Mother-tongue 269 VI. Greek and Latin 275 VII. Further Specification of Didactics 289 SECTION II. THE FAULTS OF PUPILS AND THEIR TREATMENT I. General Differentiation 292 II. The Sources of Moral Weakness 301 III. The Effects of Training 308 IV. Special Faults 312 SECTION III. REMARKS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION I. Home Education 317 II. Concerning Schools 321 OUTLINES OF EDUCATIONAL DOCTRINE