The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-07

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Std for lover grade teachers.
Teaching rohlems. 81 \; y
4. The kind and quantity or sappiies
that ought to BE furnished to teach.
3ers Of the lower grIdes. $s ~
2. Is there a better method Of teach.
Ing primary reading? A, d VI 81
3. How many readers In addition to
the basic text should a child In tie pri.
mary grades read? N 4
4. Should the cities OF this section
have primary supervisors? {, s KS
II. The value 81 music in the charac:
ter tfainihg Of aschild.
s6s .The Value and influence OF art
instruction in the lower grades.
General MISUNDERSTANDING Session
High School Auditorium. 3 A
Joseph Roster, Chairman
Educational Sociology. 81
Assigned Topics. Ten Minutes Each.
!. Some Social Organizations prevl.
Gus TO the Industrial awakening-Dr.
". n. Callahan. u
II II. Some social changes wrought by
the Industrial changes OF the last cen.
tury-Prof. "A. ]. Davis .ics5
III. Some additional demands upon
schools due to Industrial changes
supt. w. H. Wyatt.
!. What are some Of the supplement.
tary educational schools?
( 2.What are some Of the supplement.
tary religious organizations? 4
8. Is the physical examination and
care Of pupllsa normal demand Of the
schools? III
7 is It the province of the public
school to give specific vocational train
ing?Plf SO, what vacations should be
specified? u jil as
s. What are some needs and desires
ofprimitlye man? 2-r- lat
Q, What are some Of the acquired
needs and desires?
Z. What are some of the forces or
means that produce changes in -
needs and desires?
s. What are some Of the existing or.
CARNATIONS; of society? To what do
they owe their .existenc? e.
Q. Should crime and wrong condi.
lions be corrected by law or by public
sentiment?
10. Where do boys and girls get
their standards Of life? Home stand
ards, religious standard business
standard, social standard? 81
IL, In the main are these standards
modified BY the schools? 6
IL. What is meant by social har.
mony and efficiency?
10. Are the schools as organized
able materially to aid in this harmon
izing and making for efficiency?
II. To what extent is the public
school an agency, in. the assimilation
otthe new element in our population
brought hither by! immigration 2 4
15.s What are some OF the essential
functions Of the schools?
Morning session-NormaI Auditorium.
President o. ]. Woodley. Chairman.
Criticism. II,
!. What is meant by constructive
criticism? illustrate by example.
Z 2. What is meant by destructive crit.
icism? Illustrate by example.
g.. Show how criticism, may be used.
to increase the efficiency Of the
schools. q
5. Should all faults OF teachers be
promptly exposed? ts II
G. Name some ideas Of growth that
should be clearly In mind when civ.
ing criticism that is negative in char.
acter. n
7. Show how criticism may be effcc.
tive in child growth. Give concrete IL
Illustrations. II
s. Show how criticism may be a seri.
Gus handicap to a child's growth. Give
concrete Illustrations. ia
Examinations. u
1.-The examination as a test.
2--Of the class.
b-Of the teacher. 81
2.-Thc examination as an agency.
a-For emphasizing the larger
relations Of thought conncc-
tions. ,is.
Ri b-For unifying the scattered
facts and relations learned
in daily lessons. ~
sc-For organizing thefsubjcct
&, matter studied and reclted
In daily lessons. Y
S.-The examination as means Of
applying knowledge.