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THE second report of the Committee of the British Association appointed to consider the gaps in the content of education to which Mr. H. G. Wells directed attention in his presidential address to Section L (Education) at Nottingham was presented at the Dundee meeting. The first report revealed a general agreement that Mr. Wells's suggestions were too wide in scope and too advanced for the capacity of the pupils concerned. There were, however, differences of opinion, and the present report shows in answer to inquiries by the committee the results attained by school-teachers in the studies commended by Mr. Wells. He, of course, when addressing the Association, used grown-up language suitable for his audience but not for children of the age of 7–11 years. It is clear now that much of the information he wished to see taught can be learnt and might be acquired with advantage by young children.
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The Informative Content of Education. Nature 144, 759–760 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144759a0
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