As already indicated, the teacher should give attention to these tendencies that he may the better know how to proceed. If he knows that the one great outstanding impulse of a boy of seven is to do something, he perhaps will be less likely to plan an hour's recitation on the theory that for that hour the boy is to do nothing. If he knows that one of the greatest tendencies of boys from ten to fourteen is to organize "gangs" for social and "political" purposes, he will very likely capitalize on this idea in building up a good strong class spirit. Knowing that children naturally respond to certain stimuli in very definite ways, the teacher can better set about to furnish the right stimuli--he can be in a better position to _direct and control behavior_. * * * * * QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS--CHAPTER VII 1. What significance attaches to the statement, "Children are born 'going'"? 2. Why is it of vital importance that teachers give attention to the native tendencies in children? 3. What constitutes instinctive action? Illustrate. 4. Name the instincts that are essentially individualistic. Those that are essentially social. 5. What native tendencies are of most concern to teachers? 6. Discuss the relative significance of heredity, environment, and training in the development of children. 7. To what extent is a child limited in its development by its nervous system? HELPFUL REFERENCES Norsworthy and Whitley, _The Psychology of Childhood_; Weigle, _Talks to Sunday School Teachers_; Colvin, _The Learning Process_; Sisson, _The Essentials of Character_; Stiles, _The Nervous System and its Conservation_; Thorndike, _Principles of Teaching_; Harrison, _A Study of Child Nature_; Kirkpatrick, _Fundamentals of Child Study_. CHAPTER VIII "WHAT TO DO WITH NATIVE TENDENCIES" OUTLINE--CHAPTER VIII Characteristic tendencies of the various stages of child life.--The teacher's attitude toward them.--Follow the grain. Four methods of procedure: 1. The method of disuse; 2. The method of rewards and punishment; 3. The method of substitution; 4. The method of stimulation and sublimation.