The Pupil's Workbook in the Geography of California: The Problem Method (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Pupil's Workbook in the Geography of California: The Problem Method The New Geography. During recent years a great revolution has taken place in the teaching of geography. \'ve no longer stress merely the locational, the political, the physical, or the economic and commercial phases of the subject for their own sake. Instead we aim to teach all the facts of geography in connection with the ways in which they affect human life. Problem Study. \vith the change in the viewpoint has come a great change in method. Instead of striving to teach children to memorize a great mass of facts, we endeavor to interest them and to promote the study by presenting worth-while problems to be solved. This has led to the socialized recitation, in which teachers and students work out the problems together, and to the introduction of the project method of teaching. It is almost impossible to make a project textbook, but the problems given in this book will suggest many projects which can be worked out by students in the classroom and at home. The Importance of California Geography. No other state is as varied as California in its geography, and in no other state can so many interesting geographical problems be found. In this book we have tried to interest children, to give them an understanding of California's wonderful resources and their uses, and to provide a basis for comparing California with other areas. A great wealth of helpful material is available to the teacher of California geography. Some of the most useful sources of information are the following. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.