Excerpt from The Kindergarten: A Manual for the Introduction of Froebel's System of Primary Education Into Public Schools; And for the Use of Mothers and Private Teachers The second condition was, that the place of assembly should be attractive, inspiring and congenial to child-like instincts, a little garden and, adjoining, a large room, lofty, airy, adorned with greens, flowers and, if possible, a fountain, nice pictures, etc. Till the time shall have come, when the education of all children with the best means of the art, and up to the highest standard of the science of Pedagogy, shall be felt as the sacred duty of all political communities. The above condition may be dispensed with to some degree, and may be considered as ful filled, if the room is large enough; to wit, if it contains, besides sufficient seats, little chairs or low settees for the children, a suflicient number of low tables, and a sufficiency of space to carry on gymnastic exercises and running games. As far as the means allow, the hall may be adorned with flowers, or gar lands, flags, pictures and other attractive objects, chiefly from nature - but this is not a matter of primary importance. The third and most indispensable condition is an effective lady Kindergartener, who has studied the science and art formulated by Froebel. As it was the idea of Froebel - and a very commendable one, too - that every mother should be an educated Kindergartener, so as to be able to begin the system in its rudiments at home, he cannot have intended to demand unusual faculties and talents from future Kindergarteners. He must have supposed, that the female mind was, if fairly edu cated, in itself a guaranty of success in this task. And, indeed, every young woman, possessing a habit of reflection, some energy, a cheerful, conscientious character, a true love for children, and a common school education, may, with some practical experience and theoretical knowledge in this branch of education, succeed in it well enough. A tolerable voice, pure and strong, and some musical training (so as to accompany with the piano) are also indispensable for large classes. Let, therefore, no teacher, who wishes to prepare herself for this highly useful branch, be discouraged by. The more apparent than real difficulties, which Freebel's rather philosophical ideas in regard to his system suggest to the beginner. Her habit of reflection and her cheerful energy will go far toward obviating all difficulties to be encountered. 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.