New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
Carv Plan Greatest Step Forward in Education "0''
Has Ever Attempted-Wrt Plan the
New Revolution.

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" rS nav children we're educated (soaed in the same me
hanical process filing rather stufng e m 80 dsr-ood
much knowledge three-fourth OF w ~ and sd
and all the time a question Of preparing ior e ~
yancing into higher grade IN sehoo ,h;r 70 do
ut never entered my that going to scnoo. haa
with T The system was dslked by children the Wnoe ~
was 60 mechanical and routineke that youngest ooy ueu
20 | Of his college why mother school nos
~ ;orole, The total either unity reaeaness oe'"ee"
The school, and life and the complete Of initiative in DONG anynns
o. themselves and the entire of activiy and continuity cor
relation or anv other quality the mntai go" VI wv
child entirely wanting in the whoe process A.. o
now nv grandchildren beginning school, the same
~ ,ornon and useless process still going on in spite OF a
r natchess laws growth of the human MIND! Ana
make when new method OF a's " up - h
which stands human growth and so related 10 u m 81
children that they really by for life our leaders on "
education are who would at once put an end " any ~
improving schools. =. 49,,
As understand Mr. plan, TO me that he is real
genius At organizing which Frobes matchess aS
would fit perfectly and preparation Tor the coming
development and growth the "hole pan ~ ~
stall or prophy of teaching as Land down IN o
philosophy, and brought out more IN detail century a y IL
Froebel took the whole need OF our children ana ~
system of the needs Of the child gro" on every PIN
# its life carried her later conception more fuly ana o
tcayo out detail
why should we 90 generations satisfied with century
conception such fundamentally great work as the edueao" "
human being! -, ,, 49,,
81 have heard men say educated in the public schools and
my father have done well and prosped un
ut there not BETTER conception of human need and
Growth coming into And is not the great CONFUSION 20
ing going open our eyes to the extreme no "
better understanding words Education for Lfe| We have not
understood children Froebe the first and greatest thinker W"
Lave show the out of our sad bondage oil e a
system of education.
Tb organization under the Gary plan practical
The most vital and step educate our children
Co.. nc; oar be Gary pan backed and Froebe phil
op as the greatest step education that the world has ever
attempted shall glad it established in all our schools Tor
surely era in the progress OF the race ana nus
willing hail with the gratitude as they VIII
stufying children and uniting them tor ,hr ~
ing Hfe's work. CLAuSlNh b. MANN
New York; City"
FROEBEL GARY PLAN
How many Hands up How many know
plIcatOr tho
kndergarens school buildings named after MN and
ourselves confess to certain hazss about details unu
memory by dipping into history OF duca
ion which we once passed an examination t VIC
passed History has OF rewardng ogna,
1t Kill them then II crowns hen and
hands them down to posrty ded oil al human ano
interest amount OF inertia ana
really exert them humans who lived and ate
slept and fought and loved and hated and got something done
example you history will find that Froeb
lived that he Froebean movement is characterized
emphasis the Importance Of the child upon h interest eX
the OF his instc
tom Furthermore you Froeb believed that children
creative rather than receptive creatures and that all EDUCATIONAL wo
upon this inherent tendency Of children to them
Education Froeb beginning with the spontaneous
activity the child and leading from that TO ideas and permanently
formed voiona interests more largely an emotional and oona
than ar intellectual training.
Now YOU don't get revolution from that
90 full BOTH His school criticised
revolutionary the welfare of children in
vestgated and Gary schools have been They
probably had just kind of that having
New Yokony why? Froee beeyed that
lHdro are educated through their interests
,ban through drilling of adult formulas He
which have formative effect the ctid
- 30 founded m lfe a. acuav annears. mus, not only be CON
the
and of the time And he acted
the result that have the kindergarten
respected.
CHILDREN EDUCATED THROUGH REAL LIFE
Foebe tried do for the kindergarten the Gary plan tries
school and high school That is
tempt making the school real hfe
himself through selfacyty. desirable chill
dcn under Of there good uhy Is
children
with reality be compelled reality
schools children
they
and laboratories and
they take real play and through the play
come to sect need of the academic work
is right Froebe ard
children under hundred
a revolution II accepted The
real and study and children eighteen