The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-15

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brings TO mind the correiative Thought
tina. one needed reform in the school.
system " In the elevation OF teaching
into n real profession, AZ In older
countries. As u IA nov, a teacher Ia
almost without status In our society.
And this. In addition Ia the made
quincy Of he pay. has drawn to the
profession those who use u only AZ q
makcshift aud those who. out OF a
spirit OF self-sacrihce and love OF the
work. serve In the highest way the
public good. or the former class we
need fewer, and To the latter should
come increasing honor
How can the schools OF a county be
so coordinated ana combined as to
make them efficient toolse What
should be the standard for a teachers
qualifications? How may children be
brought 10 and taken from the school
TO distant homes at the least expense .
To what extent should he teaching he
out OF doors aud the examples those
OF real life? How can the boy learn
that there IL adventure in farm life
~ well ~ In the city for adventure
he will have. To what uses may the
school building be put as a community
center for the n-eighporhood dance.
lecture. or moving picture show, or,
perhaps, a. the home Of Il cooperative
buying or marketing organization 2
There are but q few Of the questions
which mary men have tried 10 answer,
and there have been some successful
experiments made and right answers
given.
But IL is as hopeless a TASK Tor "a
local school board 10 hnd these an
swcrs az Tor a lawyer 10 know the
, decisions OF all the courts. The teach
ers. the superiRtendents. and the
school boards need leadership, they
need an authoritative statement Of
conclusions hy the wisest and most
practical men IN the land; the need
To be shown The better way. And with
even as little as a hundred thousand
dollars a year for two 80 three years
we could. / believe. conduct a cam
paign for IA new kind OF rural school
that would work little less h a a rev.
olutioa In rural life. our aim would
be 10 identify the school with IN
farm and the village. and develop q
new respect In fathers and mothers toi
the school az n practical and not q
mere scholastic institution. The prob
lem is only one Of popularizatioa. Th'
experimental work has been done. We
I know where the best seed Is. Here
cali cor the cooperative leadership col
tn government In "A work % supreme
I value 10 the state. h nan to iirec
this work should be one whose wor,
1.-THE nation would heed. That such
man can be secured there Is no doubt
FOR experience tustihcs the state,ucn
that there are no men OF large capacit.
whose 81. vices the country can no
command at a material sacrifice.
II asked how this work cptJ! h'
oone l should say That II could bes
be done by showing TO the picke'
teachers OF the country the mode
schools. The quickest and surest va.
to sci this country ahame with yea
, for q better type of country schop
would be TO show the teachers sucl
schools. make them live In them, an,
learn from tirm ny seeing ihsm D.
action.
There Is n such lesson as the on
that is taugu' 10y cXpeiiencs Lee
lures. moving I~.ctOrcs. and books ma
aid. But To see aud be part OF "a mosI
ment or life ~ to make ones Owl
II ten live men or women were take
from each state o. some one ut IN
two or three most rurl
schools ana there Tor a moath wer
/. initiated into the art of teaching uu
OF lie, by doing things and not r,Id
ms about things being dole, and
, each OF these ter went home q nal
]slonary FOR the new idea, how Ion
would IL be- before the states WEI
converted and old methods ahaHio.
ed? Aad once IN, r.sht kind OF ssHp'
I were started in any state how i"il
: would IL take others o. follow tn
thing can be lone and hy mcthI.
that are so simple jnI direct th,
they will De starti"-. The need
, Immediate, and slrc,, 3 would bee
shame go le- 90 s.utrItipl NaS,a use
while the idea slowly crceps on q
fours through a couutry tha. DADS %
lveutcd wireless telephony.
! In this work IA" .papers of Oh
r. country could. and ! feel assure
q would. give invaluable assistance NJ
10 merely oy che publicity giyea Co a
n movement, but more definitely D
10 helping iu The election of the Dlud
!. dates Tor this opportunity. boz scudu
y them To thee selected schools. uf
eel clrryiug cr ;ns campaign Tor putin
ri what they have found into reality.