8 1 8.  The  expression  'scientific  teaching'  is  used  with  two  very
different  meanings.     On  the  one  hand  it  implies  tuition  so  given
that  the  pupil  is  stored  with  knowledge  and  skill  that  develop  his
intellectual  powers  to  the  utmost.     This  kind  of  teaching,  which
is  scientific  in  the  sense  that  means  are  consciously  and  effectively
adapted  to  achieve  clearly  recognized  ends,  need  not  deal  with  the
data  of  any  of  the  sciences.     But,  since  science  is  nothing  other
than  verified  and  classified  truth,  since  it  deals  with  reality,  since
many  of  its  problems  are  sufficiently  abstruse  to  afford  exercise  in
strenuous  thinking,  and  since  the  pupil  who  learns  to  think  well
will  be  able  to  link  up  much  of  his  scientific  knowledge  with  the
experiences  of  his  subsequent  career,  it  probably  affords  the  best  :
materials  for  the  general  culture  of  young  adults.     On  the  other  !
hand,  the  expression  is  often  used  to  imply  nothing  more  than  j
instruction  in  the  data  of  one  or  more  of  the  sciences  of  such  a
kind  that  little  is  required  from  the  pupil  save  recollection  and
observation.     This  kind  of  tuition  is  sometimes  termed  'science  j
teaching/  a  description  which  is  valuable  as  marking  a  distinction  i|
of  real  importance.
