Education -- Norway; School management and organization -- Norway
Two books are used in the study of this subject. One is made up entirely
of well designed, carefully drawn, and thoroughly reliable maps, printed
on a good quality of paper. The other is a text giving a good logical
statement of what the course is calculated to include. The teacher must
provide the major portion of the information by his own initiative
and through cooperation of pupils. Illustrative material
(_Anskuelsesmidler_) is provided in great abundance and in diversified
variety.
An effort is made to impart to the pupils a satisfactory appreciation of
the conditions prevailing in the countries considered. Their
colonization, commerce, products, topography, political subdivisions,
cities, population, river and mountain systems, climate, etc., are all
carefully studied. The course begins with the geography of Norway. Next
foreign lands and conditions are taken up and compared to situations at
home. When the various countries on the globe have been kept for a time
before the eyes, a thorough review is given which occupies the greater
portion of the last year in the middle school course.
_Mathematics_
_Class I._ (Five hours.) Numbers resolved into factors. Fractions. Some
Proportion.
_Class II._ (Five hours.) Algebra: Bonnevie and Eliassen's text. From
beginning to division. Geometry: Bonnevie and Eliassen's text. From
beginning to right lines divided into equal parts. Arithmetic:
Proportion and percentage.
_Class III._ (Five hours.) Algebra: Bonnevie and Eliassen's text. From
division to equations with two unknowns. Geometry: Bonnevie's text. From
parallelograms to Book IV. Drill in percentage and interest.
_Class IV._ (Five hours.) Algebra: Bonnevie and Eliassen's text. From
equations with two unknowns to close of book. Geometry: Bonnevie's text.
From Book IV to close of text. Review of entire text. Drill in computing
solids and other miscellaneous problems. A few hours devoted to
bookkeeping.
One of the most favorable features of their instruction in mathematics
is the intimate connection they make between the several phases of the
subject. Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry are never wholly separated
from each other. They are in reality interwoven and so definitely
correlated that each contributes to the others. By constant use the
several processes become familiar tools in the mental activities of the
pupils. Mastery of the principles of the science and ability in their
use are the ends to be attained. The outline of the course indicates the
extent of the field receiving attention. It is sufficient to say that
the topics are all made to appear plain, definite, and vital; and that
they are assimilated, and do become parts of the growing life.
_Nature Study (Natural Science)_
_Class I._ (Three hours.) Botany: Sorensen's text. Written descriptions
of about twenty-five plant forms. Zoology: Vertebrates according to
Sorensen's text.
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