Excerpt from The Place of Industries in Elementary Education The difficulties that beset the way of those interested in elementary education are many. They have called forth much discussion during the past decade, and already a great advance has been made. If this book contributes to the general movement it will doubtless be due to the fact that it suggests ways of bringing vital relations forces and materials which, hitherto, have remained almost untouched. The study here made is based upon several years practical experience, during which many tentative efforts were made along lines marked out in this book, as well as upon research work in the Departments of Education and Sociology in the University of Chicago. To the men and women of these departments, from whom I have received much in the way of guidance and inspiration, I am greatly indebted. They all, I am sure, will recognize in the discussion of the stages of mental development the influence of Professor Dewey; and in the interpretation of primitive activities, that of Professor W. I. Thomas. 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.