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at her own volitIon. performs the task
which has been assigned to her. This
alone would justify the home study hour.
but with this eliminated we should still
have the fact that with our present
educational system and our short school
day and year home study Is "A neces-
sity."
"A Contributor" from Nep York Col
ieDto', Institute. Miss Mary Schoon-
makers school for Giris. Trttes. ruh
| the Endorsement Of thc faculty. Of that
| school. as follows.
'"rhc reasons herewith submitted why
home study II essential not only apply
to students In the advanced elementary
and high school grades of the publid
system Of education and to the CORE
spending grades In the secondary and
private schools hut more particularly
to students taking the college preparaS
''First--To cultivate Independence OF
thought.
''SeCond-.To strength hen the power OF
memory. No subject can be mastered
without some necessary memorizing. ,
Third To lead the pupil to indepep d.
| eut research.
"Fourth---To afford leisure apart fpUr
the intensive work of the classroom -tC
structiou received
CA mere discussion Of the subt.1t hy
The teacher, with no additional s>ppli'
cation by the pupil would make uo
lasting impression. This is especially
true in studying the foreign Languages
and mathematics even ~ The lime under
the direct supervision OF the teacher
was doubled o.. trebled, no sdeouat,
knowledge could ever he obtained with
! out the pupil's independent and self
reliant work
1T may be said In conclusion that
no truer maxim was ever written than
There's no royal road to learning
ITO make education easy IL a ser0e
and vital error.
our minds were given us TO SUh
WITH and any system OF education ih.s
eliminates independent work by the stu
dent cIushes originality and tcndss to-
ward mental atrophy'
lU1ii PrctynGn Of tho Borr1e ~ ann
school for Boys Urtt.s,
"lu the educational process many tools
are used d-n.n. nature. books. shops
Laboratories several instIutiops take
part IN the educational pro0s%-the
home. the Church. state and na, ION. and
schools. This discussion IL limited 10 one
u' the Institutions taking part ~ -du-
10 limit the discussion to one ~ Oer edu-
catiunll tools Books are the educa-
tlonal tools par excellence Of the schools
The rnitf business Of the school prepar-
ing boys and girls for coneg. is the
teaching OF the use OF books
"Can this work all be done duNnc tn.
=, hool session" In the tiernEin schools.
where they have the long sch,pl day
and tho long school year. them Is n
"a our American .huuls. with ilsa short
day ana tn, snor: year. Moreover there
is greater homusene!,y ~ the stud.n u
material Ia tn, German schools, The
schools Of our democracy mus educate
anybody for anything he desires ;hc
resu.t--gr-at h-terogeneity of mate r. al
and lack of capacity for the thing at
tempted
"The boy preparing for Yale must pr
sent the following subjects cor their
cquivalentsD for entrance
"Engllsh--Four years.
"i.stn.--Four years.
Mathematics Three years.
"German--Three years
"French--Two Years
"Hlstory--TWo years
The preparatory school as rule LA :
four years In which to do this work.
"a nit be done without some study
b lfN no means. Moreover, II IL could
be done without home study IL would
lot he desirable. for the fuehmln A.
rp'!ege rnds that he mus, do ~ of
his preparation IA his roau without
control or supervision. Preparation f,'
toilegc without home study would ~.
poor preparation for the elsthods II
work the ,olleg" boy must pursue
Home study IL as necessary a part of
the preparation for college as knowl-
4 l.. 4. \
for admission to college. The COLLEGE
boy must know how to use his tools
books-when not under the direction
Of a teacher. The only possible prepa- =
ration for the habit OF work with books
IL home study during the preparato"r
course
However, there are other values in
home study. Nothing that is worth
while Is acquired without effort and
Self-sacr.iice. The process OF pa Mess
education advocated by some OF our
leading surerntenden,s OF schools lea
Inevitably To mental and moral Habbi-
ness The present generation needs all
the training possible In will power-thp
ability to sacrifice ones present com
fort and pleasure for things perma-
nently worth while. A requirement Of
regular home study Keeps the boy
where they belong at night--at home
.
mother at home, which Is also more
1r less desirable.
There il only one answer to the
question. How much home study =
enough To enable the boy to attain a
high grade OF efficiency In the subjects
he offers for admission to college.
Louis Dui0ht Ray Of Irt1no School
Urites:
1T was Mark Twain--if my memory
serves me aright---who said that the
man did not catch the cat because he
did not have on a good ready There T.,
much wisdom IN that good ready. :
whether II be in catching cats or in pre-
pairing lessons.
"a moments thought will show that
a lesson 10 be effective must he acquired
either directly by the pupil through in
dividual effort or indirectly through the
agency of the teacher Each of these
! ethods then implies that process which
Is commonly known as Preparation
Where, then, shall this preparation take
place. wholly AT school, wholly at hore
ar partly AZ hool and partly at home .
After IA careful stuly of this question
in boys school for nearly twenty
years this is the solution AS I sec IT.
"A solution hased on the individual bent
f each pupil
Through the primary grades all pre-
paratory work should be done in school
The papers should be carefully Inspected
tsnd there should be much written
work no paper seriously at fault
arended or be done over correctly.
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