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CHAPTER II – THE MUSCLES AND MOTOR POWERS IN GENERAL – YOUTH, ITS EDUCATION, REGIMEN, HYGIENE BY G. STANLEY HALL

CHAPTER II THE MUSCLES AND MOTOR POWERS IN GENERAL Muscles as organs of the will, of character and even of thought—The muscular virtues—Fundamental and accessory muscles and functions—The development of the mind and of the upright position—Small muscles as organs of thought—School lays too much stress upon these—Chorea—vast numbers of automatic movements in children—Great variety…

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CHAPTER I – PRE-ADOLESCENCE – YOUTH, ITS EDUCATION, REGIMEN, HYGIENE BY G. STANLEY HALL

CHAPTER I PRE-ADOLESCENCE Introduction: Characterization of the age from eight to twelve—The era of recapitulating the stages of primitive human development—Life close to nature—The age also for drill, habituation, memory, work and regermination—Adolescence superposed upon this stage of life, but very distinct from it. The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period…