SEIZING AN OPPORTUNITY

New Zealand Tablet, 5 June 1913, Page 61

SEIZING AN OPPORTUNITY

f Children are not to be called stupid just because they fail to notice things and grasp opportunities that appear plain to their elders/ writes a school teacher. ‘ Show a three-year-old child a picture of a person without arms and the child will not notice anything wrong with the picture. A six-year-old child will notice it.

* I teach one of the lower grades in a public school. The other day I had the class in arithmetic put down the Roman numerals from one to twelve. To my great surprise the most backward child in the room was first

to finish the task and his paper was absolutely correct. This boy was considered dull and he was two years too old to be in this standard.'

‘“Very good, William,” I said; ‘how did you manage to do it so quickly?” ‘ “I copied ’em off the clock,” he answered. ‘ He was the only pupil in the room to notice this chance.’ , ■