Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-11

ton to the DANCE? OF over-pressure
from school work and have served 10
emphasize a fact well known In medl-
cine that when mental application on
the part Of the pupil Is carried beyond
a certain limit not only Is more los.
under such conditions than Is gained
in developing the mental powers put
also the nervous mechanism receives
impairment,
Are these Ma 20 be laid TO the school
or 10 the conditions outside? asks the
person who does not believe that many
OF the physical ailments suffered by
children should be laid at the school
door
II Is c0ntended that parents ought
constantly 10 bear In mind the great
truth that the chnd's life is a unit.
one cannot break Il up into bits,
ana hand over one part 70 the school
and one 10 the home, bidding each Keep
within lts own province II is the same
child which goes To school or play
ground. and then comes home again
A lack or disturbance anywhere affects
the whole life.
Now this life depends for It's health
fu development on elements which
may be classed under two heads, There
are. first. certain material conditions,
part Of which come more directly un-
der the school and part under the
home secondly there Is needed a ra-
tionu division Of time. which must be
matter Of adjustment between home
and school
The school should provide proper
space ventilation, heating, lighting,
AZ ass +
Ing arrangements. These subjects have
been thoroughly Investigated, and
there II today a fair agreement OF Opin-
ion as to what proper" involves.
After the conditions at home and
school have been settled, the question
arises! How much time ought children
TO give 10 study? That time which Is
left when other things have been at
tended 10.
SLEEP IMPORTANT,
Sleep Is the most important thing for
which time must be set, The time re-
qulred by different ages cannot be DELI
nltely fixed II will differ with the tenn
permanent. climate and season OF the
year. There Is, however, @ fair consen-
sus OF opinion that ten hours is not TOO
much for children under fourteen, and
that over that age nine hours Is good
average.
The time given to meals Is of next
importance TO plenty of sleep Free
time both before and after meals IS I'm
portant. Breakfast should be taken at
least an hour before school, and the
midday intermission should never be
less than one hour.
A period OF free exercise Is another
important factor IN the child's Develop
ment Change Of occupation Is not In
itself sufficient rest for child, what
ever Il may be for an adult.
These divisions Of time have been
briefly summarized as follows,
Age to l0-Amount Of sleep Ii to 10
hours; dressing meals, rest, etc, 4
hours: play and free exercise, 6 to 4
hours; all work and formal gymnas-
tics, 30 hours.
Age 10 TO li--Amount Of sleep, 10
hours dressing, meals rest, etc, I
hours: play and free exercise, 10 4
hours; all work and formal gymnas-
ties. to hours.
Age Il 20 lS-Amount Of sleep, TO
SO hours dressing. meals, rest etc, 4
hours; play and free exercise, to 2b
hours; all work and formal gymnas-
tics, to 3 hours.
SCHOOL DAY SHOULD BE BRIEF,
Applying the standards to existing
conditions Is something TO he done 10y
individuals In general way 1t may
be said that the average school day Is
five hours. In private schools II is
often shorter for young children. and
when the full time IL employed games
and free exercises are introduced. II
Is IN the time out OF school that the
difficulty seems TO lie, II seems true
that much time spent In study Is vast
ed partly from mlsdrection and part
~ because children are mentally so ia
tigued that they are incapable of at
tentlon and concentration. Perhaps this
is the reason children are taking ~
years to do what the authorities say
should be done in 10 or H.
Shortening the hours OF school work
might result In shortening the years
In school. Tho divisions Of time sug.
gested above have been tried in some
modern boarding schools, especially In
those Tor boys, They win be intro
duced In many Of the schools which
open In this city during the present
month
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