AP Success - AP European History: Rousseau on Enlightenment Education
Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Child-Rearing"When the child flies a kite he is training eye and hand to accuracy; when he whips a top, he is increasing his strength by using it, but without learning anything. I have sometimes asked why children are not given the same games of skill as men; tennis, mall, billiards, archery, football, and musical instruments. I was told that some of these are beyond their strength, that the child’s senses are not sufficiently developed for others. These do not strike me as valid reasons; a child is not as tall as a man, but he wears the same sort of coat; I do not want him to play with our cues at a billiard-table three feet high; I do not want him knocking about among our games, nor carrying one of our racquets in his little hand; but let him play in a room whose windows have been protected; at first let him only use soft balls, let his first racquets be of wood, then of parchment, and lastly of gut, according to his progress."
Question 1
According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, what is the primary benefit of a child flying a kite?
Learning about the principles of flight
Understanding weather patterns
Training eye and hand to accuracy
Improving their reading skills
Question 2
Rousseau's comparison of children's games to those of adults primarily serves to emphasize:
The potential for children to engage in more complex activities
The superiority of adult games over children's games
The physical limitations of children compared to adults
The need for children to focus solely on physical strength
Question 3
Which of the following best reflects Rousseau's view on the adaptation of adult games for children?
Games should be modified to suit the child's developmental stage
Children should not be exposed to adult games until they reach maturity
Adult games should remain unchanged to challenge the child
Children should only engage in games that require minimal physical activity
Question 4
Rousseau's suggestion to use soft balls and wooden racquets for children's games indicates his belief that:
Wooden tools are superior to those made from other materials for educational purposes
Children should be discouraged from playing games that involve any risk
Children's activities should be safe and appropriate for their abilities
The quality of equipment is irrelevant to the child's learning experience
Question 5
The progression from wooden racquets to those of parchment and gut as described by Rousseau suggests that:
The material of the racquet is a metaphor for social class distinctions
Children's education should be a gradual process that builds on previous achievements
Rousseau advocates for a static approach to child-rearing without progression
Children should specialize in one skill from an early age
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