The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-10-03
Educational News.

III attempting ~ HtHht Niit SptN'"'
aims Of the school We are compelled IL
adopt a threefold classification, hence
We have the terms physical. intel.
lectual and moral education.
Some one has said that the first re.
quisite to success In life il Ito be a
good animal" ~ sound mind IN. a
sound body j. famous maxim often
quoted as necessity for happiness.
Yet until recently physical education
has received little attention In our
public schools. NotOniy ~ but schbOi
houses we're built without any pro.
vision for decent ventilation. heating
or lighting
During the last few years, however,
there has been a marked change Tor
the better. school authorities and
teachers have keenly awakened TO the
importance Of physical education. Tie
teacher must reach the childs mind
through his senses and nervous sys.
TEN, which il almost impossible with
poor ventilation. uncomfortable seats,
defective vision and hearing. and
fatigued children.
Dnp Of the most helpful educat ional
signs Of he times j. the Reorganization
of the fact that 1t i the function Of
the school TO preserve and improve
the physical powers Of the pupils. To
train the child'S SENSES 10 keenness.
his hands to skill, his whole body to
health and strength. 10 remedy exist.
Ing defects and 10 prevent new ones.
to make all the work " the school u
means Of helping pupils 10 become
more skillful. more graceful, more
beautiful these are the aims ~ ply.
steal education.
1t IL not expected that teachers vii
give much time TO formal exercises IN
physical culture or attempt to make
athcleteSof their pupils. but ever,
teacher j. expected 20 detect physical
defects In children. TO know when
school houses are properly ventilated
heated and lighted, aud understand
when seats are Of the right shape and
size for the pupils Tie teacher j.
expected 10 exercise due care and d,
all In her power topreyent the acpuir
Ing of stopped shoulders. .hollow
chests. defects Of visions, colds and
contagious diseases Such Is the I'm
portancc Of physical education.
Intellectual education has within
itself three aims. Namely, know
edge. mental discipline and skill IL
applying wha, one knows
Know ledge does not consist Of mer,
facts that one may accumulate
Many facts are useless, knowiedg,
OF other facts injurious. Tie know !
edge that il power consists u impor
tant facts bound logically together
well classified. and 20 thoroughly ms
tered that they can he used a. mean,
OF acquiring further knowledge. or a.
q means OF increasing our own happi
ness or that Of others. Such know !
edge can he acquired only through III,
minds OF own self activity.
IL has been said that nine.tenths ol
the information acquired In school u
forgotten, II such DE true. and III,
knowledge itself l. all tia, the pupils
have TO show for their time and ener
~ used In acquiring II, then n nine
tenths Of that time and energy are
wasted, Hut II In acquiring this
owledge, pupils have been trained
TO develop their perspective powers
their imagination, sharpen theii
judgment, enoble their feelings
strengthen their will, form In then
habits OF attention, perseverance, and
faithful efforts they can show value
received although the greater part ol
knowledge has vanished, Yet h,
should be trained SO as To app,
knowledge learned.
Application OF knowledge Is not I,
be made at some future time In III,
life OF the child, but day b, day a. IN
acquires IL. Skill always implies prac
tice and drill under correct guidance
II involves training and formation O
habits. IL means accuracy, rapidit!
and facility, In action. 1t is the lima
test Of the worth Of knowledge an,
discipline; for II not only requires I
clear understanding OF detlnit ions
laws, rules and principles, but de
mands that these laws and princi
pies be constantly and correctly ap
piled, In fact the power to apply In
stantly our knowledge OF genera
principles to particular cases, fact
or conditions that may confront u
Is what we term common sense o
good judgment. Hence the applica
ton OF knowledge is the goal OF al
instruction.
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