Teaching the Art of History.

Focuses on the author's opinion that history should be taught in high schools in the U.S. Abandonment of the old-fashioned notion of teaching dates and facts by history teachers, in order to alleviate dullness; Influence of the method to make students think about history as a living thing by having them enunciate and exchange views and by doing original research; Charges imposed on history teachers for taking unfair and unwise advantage of their position to press their views upon the pupils.