Question

How does the author’s overall tone support his argument that play is an essential part of education? Be sure to identify or name the tone specifically.
"The seriousness of play is shown in the standard of effort and achievement that it holds up. The strictest schoolmaster of the old nose-to-the-grindstone school never secured the whole-hearted effort that is seen on the ball field every afternoon. A small boy throws a ball so as to curve in a way which a few years ago was thought to be impossible, another hits it with a round stick, while a third urchin in the distance runs as fast as he can and catches it. When you consider how little of the course of the ball the third boy saw before he started to run, and take into account—or better still experience—the other difficulties involved in the whole performance, you will realize that such feats, though seen every day on every ball field, are somewhat remarkable. At least things equally difficult done by boys in their

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The author uses a confident and persuasive tone. This is noticeable when it shows how the use of games in schools, as a strategy to show knowledge of mathematics, arithmetic, among other academic subjects, are beneficial and should be stimulated, especially in children who do not have an easy understanding of subjects in theory. and in classrooms. With this, the author convinces that inside the games all children are favored, while in classrooms, not all have the same success. For this reason it is important to support the introduction of sports as an essential part of education.