SIMPLE DIVERSIONS.
‘ The simple tearing up of paper into pieces or cutting into snips with scissors is a great relief to the mind after hard work over problems, and even while trying to solve difficult ones,’ said a teacher of mathematics. ‘ I have not studied out its psychological reasons, but it certainly has an influence on the mind. Time after time I have tried it with the pupils and found it had a very soothing effect when children have fretted themselves over hard problems until they have gotten into a state of nervous irritability. I tell them to iust lay aside the problems for a while and tear up paper. tis astonishing how soon they get composed again. Tying strings into hard knots is another device, and works very well. It certainly has restful influence. Afterward the pupil goes to the problems again really refreshed.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 11, 14 March 1891, Page 16
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145SIMPLE DIVERSIONS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VII, Issue 11, 14 March 1891, Page 16
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