Reviews of Recent Books

Abstract

than any number of rounded-off laws and principles. The impression that one desires jleft in the mind of the young teacher is that child psychology is a vigorous and growing science, with a considerable body of knowledge already formulated in its bearings upon its technique, yet full of controversial questions to the solution of which he may with sufficient discipline be able himself to contribute. An adequate understanding of the issues in debated problems yields far more psychological insight than the easy assimilation of ready-made conclusions. In this respect the temper of the book is excellent, for the complexity of the problem of child psychology and the need for further critical inquiry are throughout indicated. Ample reference is made in the text and in topical bibliographies to the available