William Henry Pyle > Quotes

“Girls excel boys in practically all the aspects of memory. In rote memory, that is, memory for lists of unrelated words, there is not much difference; but the girls are somewhat better. However, in the ability to remember the ideas of a story, girls excel boys at every age. This superiority of girls over boys is not merely a matter of memory. A girl is superior to a boy of the same age in nearly every way. This is merely a fact of development. A girl develops faster than a boy, she reaches maturity more quickly, in mind as well as in body. Although a girl is lighter than a boy at birth, on the average she gains in weight faster and is heavier at twelve than a boy of the same age. She also gains faster in height, and for a few years in early adolescence is taller than a boy of the same age. Of course, boys catch up and finally become much taller and heavier than girls. Similarly, a girl’s mind develops faster than the mind of a boy, as shown in memory and other mental functions.”
― William Henry Pyle, The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology for Beginners

“The teacher knows best what these helpful connections are and must help the pupil to make them.”
― William Henry Pyle, The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology for Beginners

“Education will not be fully scientific till we have definite knowledge to guide us at every step.”
― William Henry Pyle, The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology for Beginners