human
Little Jimmy had a little white pig.
gpt
Did the little pig know Jimmy?
human
Yes, the little pig knew Jimmy, and would come when he called.
gpt
How did little Jimmy know his pig from the other little pigs?
human
By the twist in his tail. (
gpt
Children, asks the teacher,
human
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gpt
Jimmy liked to stride the little pig's back.
human
Would the little pig let him?
gpt
Yes, when he was absorbed eating his dinner. (
human
Children, what is the meaning of 'absorbed'?
gpt
to read themselves about little Jimmy and his absorbed pig. It may be continued, together with word-learning, until the children are able to say (is it reading?) the entire volume of this precious stuff. To what end? The children are only languidly interested; their minds are not awakened; the imagination is not appealed to; they have learned nothing, except probably some new words, which are learned as signs. Often children have only one book even of this sort, at which they are kept until they learn it through by heart, and they have been heard to