PLAY-GAMES|Play-things,Ithink,childrenshouldhave,andofdiverssorts;butstilltobeinthecustodyoftheirtutorsorsomebodyelse,whereofthechildshouldhaveinhispowerbutoneatonce,andshouldnotbesufferedtohaveanotherbutwhenherestoredthat.Thisteachesthembetimestobecarefulofnotlosingorspoilingthethingstheyhave;whereasplentyandvarietyintheirownkeeping,makesthemwantonandcareless,andteachesthemfromthebeginningtobesqu...[
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COMPULSION|Weformerlyobserved,thatvarietyandfreedomwasthatthatdelightedchildren,andrecommendedtheirplaystothem;andthatthereforetheirbookoranythingwewouldhavethemlearn,shouldnotbeenjoinedthemasbusiness.Thistheirparents,tutors,andteachersareapttoforget;andtheirimpatiencetohavethembusiedinwhatisfitforthemtodo,suffersthemnottodeceivethemintoit:butbytherepeatedinjunctionstheymeetwith,childrenquicklydis...[
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PERTNESS|Pertness,thatappearssometimessoearly,proceedsfromaprinciplethatseldomaccompaniesastrongconstitutionofbody,orripensintoastrongjudgmentofmind.Ifitweredesirabletohaveachildamorebrisktalker,Ibelievetheremightbewaysfoundtomakehimso;but,Isuppose,awisefatherhadratherthathissonshouldbeableanduseful,whenaman,thanprettycompany,andadiversiontoothers,whilstachild;though,ifthattooweretobeconsidered,It...[
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CURIOSITY|Curiosityinchildren(whichIhadoccasionjusttomention,§108)isbutanappetiteafterknowledge,andthereforeoughttobeencouragedinthem,notonlyasagoodsign,butasthegreatinstrumentnaturehasprovided,toremovethatignorancetheywerebornwith,andwhichwithoutthisbusyinquisitivenesswillmakethemdullanduselesscreatures.Thewaystoencourageit,andkeepitactiveandbusy,are,Isuppose,thesefollowing:好奇|小孩的好奇心...[
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CRUELTY|OnethingIhavefrequentlyobservedinchildren,that,whentheyhavegotpossessionofanypoorcreature,theyareapttouseitill:theyoftentormentandtreatveryroughlyyoungbirds,butterflies,andsuchotherpooranimalswhichfallintotheirhands,andthatwithaseemingkindofpleasure.ThisIthinkshouldbewatchedinthem,andiftheyinclinetoanysuchcruelty,theyshouldbetaughtthecontraryusage.Forthecustomoftormentingandkillingofbeasts...[
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FOOLHARDINESS|Cowardiceandcouragearesonearlyrelatedtothefore-mentionedtempers,thatitmaynotbeamissheretotakenoticeofthem.Fearisapassion,that,ifrightlygoverned,hasitsuse.Andthoughself-loveseldomfailstokeepitwatchfulandhighenoughinus,yettheremaybeanexcessonthedaringside;foolhardinessandinsensibilityofdangerbeingaslittlereasonable,astremblingandshrinkingattheapproachofeverylittleevil.Fearwasgivenusasa...[
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CRYING|Cryingisafaultthatshouldnotbetoleratedinchildren;notonlyfortheunpleasantandunbecomingnoiseitfillsthehousewith,butformoreconsiderablereasons,inreferencetothechildrenthemselves:whichistobeouraimineducation.
哭泣|哭泣是小孩的一种不可容忍的缺点;不仅是因为满屋的不愉快和不称心的噪音,而且是为了与小孩自己相关的更值得考虑的缘故:也就是我们教育的目的。
Theircryingisoftwosorts;eitherstubbornan...[
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LIBERALITY|Astohavingandpossessingofthings,teachthemtopartwithwhattheyhave,easilyandfreelytotheirfriends;andletthemfindbyexperience,thatthemostliberalhasalwaysmostplenty,withesteemandcommendationtoboot,andtheywillquicklylearntopractiseit.This,Iimagine,willmakebrothersandsisterskinderandcivillertooneanother,andconsequentlytoothers,thantwentyrulesaboutgoodmanners,withwhichchildrenareordinarilyperple...[
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CRAVING|1.Thatachildshouldneverbesufferedtohavewhathecraves,muchlesswhathecriesfor,Ihadsaid,orsomuchasspeaksfor.Butthatbeingapttobemisunderstood,andinterpretedasifImeantachildshouldneverspeaktohisparentsforanything,whichwillperhapsbethoughttolaytoogreatacurbonthemindsofchildren,totheprejudiceofthatloveandaffectionwhichshouldbebetweenthemandtheirparents;Ishallexplainmyselfalittlemoreparticularly.I...[
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DOMINION|Itoldyoubefore,thatchildrenloveliberty;andthereforetheyshouldbebroughttodothethingsthatarefitforthem,withoutfeelinganyrestraintlaiduponthem.Inowtellyou,theylovesomethingmore;andthatisdominion;andthisisthefirstoriginalofmostvicioushabits,thatareordinaryandnatural.Thisloveofpoweranddominionshowsitselfveryearly,andthatinthesetwothings.
控制|我告诉过你小孩喜欢自由;因此应该让他们做所有适合...[
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