Bisect the ∠ DBC by the st. line BE. I. 9. Then ∠ ABF, FBD, DBE, EBC are all equal. Ax. 7. ∴ ∠ ABD has been divided into four equal parts. Q.E.F. APPENDIX V HOW ORAL LESSONS ARE USED Though the part of the teacher should, in a general way, be that of the University tutor who “reads with” his men, the oral lesson, also, is indispensable, whether in introducing a course of reading or as bringing certain readings to a point. Oral lessons, too, give the teacher opportunities for the reading of passages from various books bearing on the subject in hand, a sure way to increase the desire of the children for extended knowledge. Some subjects, again, as Languages, Mathematics, Science, depend very largely upon oral teaching and demonstrations. It might be well if the lecture, with its accompaniments of note-taking and reports, were cut out of the ordinary curriculum, and the oral lesson made a channel for free intellectual sympathy between teacher and taught, and a means of widening the intellectual horizon of children. I add a few sets of notes of criticism lessons which have been given by various students of the House of Education to the children in the Practising School. These lessons are always expansions or illustrations or summaries of some part of the scholars’ current book-work. ORAL LESSONS SOME NOTES OF BIBLE LESSONS _Subject: Old Testament History._ Group: History. Class Ib. Average age: 8. Time: 20 minutes. OBJECTS. 1. To so interest the children in the story of Jacob’s death, that they may not forget it. 2. To give a new idea of God as drawn from the story of Jacob’s deathbed:—God’s abiding presence. 3. To give them an admiration for Joseph as one who honoured his father and mother. LESSON. _Step 1._—Recapitulate the former lesson, and follow Jacob’s journeying with his family from Canaan to Egypt, on a map. _Step 2._—Show the children how Joseph was the first of Jacob’s sons to visit him when he was ill. Draw their attention to the particular trait of Joseph’s character shown in this story. _Step 3._—Describe in a few words the surroundings in which the events of the story take place. _Step 4._—Read carefully to the children suitable parts of Genesis xlviii., reminding them to pay special attention to the words of the Bible, as they so beautifully express the scene. _Step 5._—While the children are narrating in the words of the Bible, help them by questions to bring out the important points of the story. _Step 6._—Help the children to realise how Joseph’s love of his father affected his life, and how they should let their parents feel their love. _Step 7._—Let the children see that this family realised God’s abiding presence, and show them how any family can realise it in the same way, if it will. _Subject: New Testament Story—The Stilling of the Tempest._ Group: History. Class II. Average age of children: 10.