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Curiosity is the parent of attention; and a teacher has no more right to expect success from those who have no curiosity to learn, than a husbandman has who sows a field without ploughing it; duly regard their love of _approbation_ by cherishing their self-respect; and if you would retain attention, patiently cultivate their _inquisitiveness_, for it will prove one of the grateful rewards for your kindness. Says an old writer:
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The general occupation of infancy is to inquire. Education _directs_ their _inquiries_.