1000 Pedagogical Don’ts

This book is dedicated to busy teachers, who are seeking light on the perplexing problems connected with Methods of Teaching and School Management, through the views of leading educators. Each Don’t is substantially a quotation from some recognized standard authority, proper credit and accurate reference being made in each case. While the syntactical structure of the sentences quoted has often been changed somewhat to conform to the plan of the work, the meaning of the author has been carefully preserved. This makes the manual a reliable Compendium of Rules on the Theory and Practice of Teaching. It contains the gist of many costly volumes, classified and arranged for ready reference. No effort has been made to harmonize the various views presented, the aim being to include representative opinions on all of the topics embraced in the manual. It contains not the whims of a one-sided specialist but the combined wisdom of the many. Many teachers read spasmodically, or not at all. This ought not to be. There should be regular study and constant growth. Make it a point to get at least one new idea each day. If you have no time for the larger works, you can at least keep this manual in your pocket or on your desk for daily reference. It is a trustworthy guide and we have aimed to make it truly helpful. That it may make you a happier and a better teacher is the earnest wish of the author.