Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1879 — Home Reading. [ARTICLE]

Home Reading.

The reading of good books will form a part of any plan for home enterf&iniiicnt education. But there must be a method am] a system to this. • Take one bock—a trust worthy popular history,good bij’lfraphy of some noted pi * readable account of some 'interesting country or region. Make it a i matter of conversation the home ! circle. By such Convey atidtri the I reader yHT"donLth f.t learn much himself, for few' persons are sw stupid as to be unable to impart wine sort of knowledge. As each member of the family circle talks ■ of the book, his wordaboth instruct 1 others " and strengthen liimself. Let others examine otijer works on the same subject and add all they : can. Again, let it be remembered -'that progress is made by forgetting deficiencies in other branches of: knowledge, ami be content to learn 1 a single thing at a time. Let the' next book be on another subject and so on. We remember one case where a parent was absent for two weeks’and on his return the children ran oat and haded Hua with “Oh, ; hAb er, we've begun about HauuibaT, and i>‘!> jnut crossed the Alps and ■we are so afraid”—here they stopped, sot; tliey saw a stranger in the carriage. I’hofe wias useful hbmg reading in that, circle it will be conjectured. Thus a literary atmosphere in (he home circle may ■be created. A subject which really uitwtsts. adult readers is sure to interest children as well; for young people know more than they someI'nnes get credit for. One book wdl romjand well discussed, is sure io stimulate further effort#-; am! it it surprisinghvwnoon“it wHE hr :.;e in daily life.— TeacJt- '