We advise Miss Vanderlip to substitute permissible investigations for
forbidden ones; provide something every day which will absorb attention
and if possible exhaust the inquiring impulses of this boy. Give him
privileges, not punishment. Get an old clock, bring flowers, an old
book, a skeleton of a small animal or bird. Bring out one at a time.
Watch his reactions, after receiving them; note what appeals to him
most. Connect these extras with his lessons as far as possible so that
he may see no dividing line between work and play. Avoid scolding but
drive hard on the search for facts. Saturate him with discoveries, so
that he will not have time to pry into forbidden things.