The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-18
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M'CLUSKEY
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take psychology under Prof Thorn
dixie with his advanced class. He is
an original thinker and ready to meet
any situation He has been dwelling
so far on the Original Nature of Man.
Instincts and Capabilities. He gives
the responses that belong to the vari-
GUS situations in more minute detail
than ] have found in any of the books.
He has about dropped imitation from
the list of original responses and
shows that other instincts work first
[ like him though some say that they
have difficulty in following his thought.
have Prof McMurray in superyi-
sion. lie takes us to Horace Mann's
school and we discuss the lessons
taught. I do not think you would CO.
incide with all of his views regarding
the conduct of a lesson. The Homo
| lulu normal trained teachers can put it
all over anything ! have seen on the
continent in the way of teaching read
ing. Here, they present a card with
a rhyme that the pupil knows. 1t is
read G? in sentences, phrases, and
words. That part is all right provided
| the Youngsters have the thought But
who knows what thought comes in as
a jingle is committed? Little Bo-Peep
was the rhyme I heard last. Imagine
the thoughts New York children have
about sheep. l maintain they have to
get in and live the life Of a shepherd
ess before they appreciate her grief
at the loss of her sheep. Just how
they brought their tails home, they
do not know, whether in wagons or
on the subway. These children do not
know. There was not an illustration.
The children learned the jingle in kin
dergarten. This is something like the
Aldine method. How many mature
people know the meaning of the Lords
prayer? | am going to get something
ont of this, however. This question
of reading is agitating me now more
than ever. When ! shall have formu-
lated my method l shall be pleased
to submit it to you for critical exam
ination. 1t will be along the line of
your approach. McMurray gives us
thesis to write on the attitude of the
supervisor and teacher to each other.
/ listened to Prof Dodges lecture
on Geography. He is good. He shows
what there is in the subject. He is
not too technical Everybody should
study scientifically
Professor Monroe is my favorite lee
turer. I speak of his manner of pre-
senting his ideas. He lectures on the
History of Education ! was required
to take that am glad of it. Monroe
gives one food for thought. He is an
original thinker. Miss Goodsell helps
him. She is a very bright woman.
But greatest Of all is Dr. John Dew
ey He is first and there is no second.
He is positively a god in the realm
of thought When he handles a ques-
ton there is nothing left to do about
it. 1t is his conception of education
that is being tried out here. Study
him and you will get a scheme for
your Industrial Art in Hawaii. He
gives us for a subject, What you
know about your community and what
use do you propose to make of the
knowledge in your school work. ] de-
scribed old Papaikou, the geography,
the industries and the people and pro
posed to educate them by using their
environments. Reading, writing, and
number would be incidents at first. !
propose to have cooperative work with
/ the sugar mills, stores, stables, black
smith shops, etc, for two year after
IA. | am to look into this further for
separate essay. What can you con
tribute? You remember Dewey when
he was in Honolulu twelve years ago.
/ He is just the same, quiet, deliberate
speaker l could listen to him by the
day Next half year l shall take more
work than | am doing now. They will
not allow any more than eighteen
points this semester. l am taking the
! full amount.
l often meet Mrs. Gum and Miss
Needham. l am with them in some
Of the work, History of Education, and
School Administration and Supervi-
sion. have seen Miss Cook also.
Please give my kindest regards to
|Messrs. Pope, Gibon, Baldwin, Smith,
Davis and others. | know they are
all busy at work. Mrs. McCluskey
sends her aloha nui to Mrs. Wood and
yourself.
Now | must close and hope to hear
from you soon.
Very sincerely,
WILLIAM McCLUSKEY.