The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29


English classics should
essentially International with emphasis oral and written express
the constant of the language interesting matter with
nua but ac pruning gang faults should be relied upon rather
than analysis drill greatly neglected should
be given leading place themes arguments Stories and with
the purpose of aousng strong mental reaction as possible topics
Of lively interest minimum of writing should be called for merely
for the practice rich content that invites
should be the habtua it. As for literature the
junior high school, would that few teachers at present feel
that they accomplishing their vowed AIM namely install
good Especially this pupils
after These surely
writers reading and the school has
shown them nothing else Ought not the school make its first duty
without of ignoring the classics to and illuminate such
kinds literature the pupil reasonably be expected enjoy
permanently? lad school at sixteen thoroughly appcav
frsclass magazine might much to his education
should unquestnaby disappear in such schools
large enough offer wisely administered elective Oppor
tuny the central school for Latin under
superior conditions where those who college and possibly have
plans studying law medicine phigy foundation
which the college should recognize and plan to meet Certainly the
small demand for Latin and its still smaller
graduation should longer continue the relatively
large expense mention the injustice that entails As sub
Latin schools enough to afford should offer
as local considerations dictate but this should
not be introduced at the work that fundamental and
sar given could well the entire four the school,
going additional
years thus winning years of the
language speech writing The instruction should be
by the direct method from the outset and the third and fourth
the medium should be applied to content having value
other This subject would make the everest demands the
that could not at present be fulfilled but which could
certainly be met in time.
the school, They only complete waste tme but
the pupils natural and healthy interest human
life institutions substitute to but has not
such form make its presentation class
matter We need graded human institutions start
facts conditions familiar to the pupil Of to-day
returning with its revelations the explanation
Interpretation life In the absence of textbook
outline of this nature and while waiting for hem the best expedent
retain the respective fields about they together
texts but bae the teacher Any teacher
sufficiently trained to be entrusted with history at ALL
ca if he has had work social science college, should be
able develop sufficient the significant spots these historical
fields really make them glow for class To do however must
question solely himself the Glass; not exterior re
Formal geography has heretofore been considered the
property the elementary school, There apparently why
geography should be carried along
with history and there the emphasis that deserves
In mathematics the organization would give opportunity for
important notifications In the first the formal work in
arithmetic might well be broken into concrete project work
necon with the practical and be kept throughout the
Cs gives opportunity for study of town and state budgets graphic
fashion, personal budgets estimates for materials labor and
profit shop enterprises and the kitchen furnish endless problems
baseball problems aviation motoring wheeling
the usually dull distractions take significance Second
would probably be possible to introduce algebra full earlier
than present this should desirable either to enable bright
pupils reach college earlier make something else Geom