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Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes. Emotional reactions as well as logical thought processes affect the behavior of most people.
"The burnt child fears the fire" is one instance; another is the rise of figures like Hitler. Both these examples also point up the fact that attitudes come from experience. In the one case the experience is direct and impressive, in the other it is indirect and gradual.
The class room teacher in the elementary school is in strategic position to influence attitudes. This is true partly because children acquire attitudes from those adults whose words they respect.
Another reason why it is true is that pupils often search somewhat deeply into a subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never occurred to them before. To a child who had previously acquired little knowledge of Mexico, his teacher's method of handling such a unit would greatly affect his attitude toward Mexicans.
The teacher can develop proper attitudes through social studies, science matters, the very atmosphere of the classroom, etc. However, when children come to school with undesirable attitudes, it is unwise to attempt to change their feelings by criticizing them. The teacher can achieve the proper effect by helping them obtain constructive experience.
在学习的各个领域，最重要的是培养态度。影响大多数人行为的不仅是逻辑思维方式，还有对事物的情绪反应。
“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。”就是一个例子，另一个例子就是像希特勒这种人物的崛起。这两个例子都强调了一个事实——态度源于经历。在第一个例子当中，这种经历直接而深刻，而在第二个事例当中，则是间接和渐进的。
小学启蒙老师对态度的影响至关重要。的确如此，一部分原因是，小孩子的态度是从他所尊敬的成年人的言语中学到的。