The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-03
System Of Giving Credit for Home Work
Produces Gratifying Results, Declares
California County Supeintend-
emf in Statement to Press
BRINGS PARENT AND
TEACHER TOGETHER
Dignity Of Labor is Learned by Pupils;
Children Who Fail in Books Become
Proficient in Doing Practi-
cal Things
By United Press.

Dy UHlIeu PTeSS.
WILLOWS, Cal, Feb. 3.--No longer
do the boys of Glenn county schools
protest violently at taking their regu-
lar Saturday night bath No longer
DO the girls NOPE and complain be-
cause tired mothers call on them to
wash the dishes The family kind
ling is being split with regularity and
dispatch and the coal box is always
full.
This near-millennium for the house
wife is the result of the system es-
lablished by S. NJ CLANCY. superin
lendent of the county schools, of Civ
ing credits to pupils for activities
outside of the classroom, especially
their home activities. The system has
been in operation for six months and
still is in the experimental stage,
put it has accomplished more than
its inventor ever dreamed it would.
Prof. CLANCY outlined these results
in a statement for the United Press
today, which follows:
'1n the installation OF the method
of allowing credits for outside ac-
tivities. ? Rad n mind several pur'
poses. Perhaps the greatest benefit
we expected to derive from the plan
was to bring into closer relationship
The home ana the school
"By this method we hoped to get
the teacher more interested in what
the pupils we're doing at home. ard
likewise to get the parents to under
stand a little better what was be-
ing done at school. Another idea was
to impress upon pupils the import
ance and dignity of labor.
81 find moro good coming from this
method than / mad hoped. When the
boys and girls find that the teacher
is really interested in what they do
at home and talks TO them about
many seemingly little things connect
ed with their home life. they segin
to regard their teacher as friend.
Thus the possibilities of that teacher
are increased many fold
"Then the boy or girl who finds it
almost impossible to learn things that
are in books. and who are sometimes
led to feel they are failure, but who
can do things with their hands. are
encouraged when they are given cred
it in their standing at school for doing
these things.
'In the short time we have been
trying this plan, have had many
mothers thank me for The idea, say
ing that heretofore it was almost as
hard work to get the Youngsters To
do chores and assist with the work at
home as to do it themselves, but that
since credit is given at school for
these things, the work is done cheer
fully and better Many girls who
did not want to assist with the cook
ing are now anxious to learn so they
may be able to prepare a meal by
themselves.
mot only has the work been i'm
prcved. but hygienic conditions ars
better. From a feeling of personal
pride a pupil does not want to bring
in credit slip showing he has not
had bath for two or three weeks.
neither do his parents want such
showing. The same thing applies
to several other items On the credit
blerk.
"We have been trying out this plin
for about six months. We shall prob
ably have occasion to modify the ap-
pIications of the principle somewhat
but I am sure the general idea is cor
rect. The amount of credit to be
given for this sort of activity must
necessarily be limited, that is, 1t must
not be allowed to assume undue pro-
portions in its relation to regular
school work, and at the present tire
we place the maximum amount at
per cent. but as the plan is as yet in
the experimental stage, this may Do
changed later on Each pupil Is given