The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-07
HOME AND SCHOOL.
Two Institutions Must Cooperate
More in Securing World Peace and
Harmony.

| Closer utilization between the home
and the school was held by delegates
to the third International Congress Of
Moral Education recently held at
Geneva to be one of the prime factors
which will 60 to establish peace and
harmony throughout the world. Dis
cussing this subject, Professor J. l..
Elliott Of New York, representing the
American delegation, said that in a
great enterprise of bringing about a
new spirit Of peace and harmony. the
school was called upon to play a lead
ing role, for the school alone reached
children of all races, nations and con
fessions Moral teachings, he declared,
should be turned to practical applea
ton, by habituating the children to
social activities in accomplishing small
tasks of social utility outside the
school.
Without attempting discussion of
the problem in its international aspect
as taken up at Geneva there is, never
theless, a practical application Of these
principles possible here at home, and
which would do much, not only to-
ward stimulating an interest in educa-
ton, but in assisting children of
school age to get sthe most out of the
training provided for them. There is
not the corporation between home and
school that there should be- Too many
parents believe that once the child is
sent to school the parental burden is
lifted and that all the responsibility
raufo mar, 4ba abo,,Idara 20 tlo .al.,<sI
teachers. There was never a more mis-
taken idea that this, for the teachers
work, instead of counteracting every
thing that has been done in the home
should in reality be only a. continuation
of home training. In cases where the
home training has been bad it becomes
the duty of the teacher to correct it If
possible, and the task of educating the
child is made immeasurablyl harder.
The surprising thing, as any veteran
teacher viii testify is that the home |
training is often bad in those homes
where one would expect it to be good. |
Children coming from families general |
Iy accepted as being of the better class
often show evidence of lack Of home
training that is not evident in chill
iren coming from homes of poverty and
ignorance. This is one of the elements
hat go to make the life OF the teacher
Durdensome. Parents, who fall to APP
preciate the function of the school,
who make no effort to prepare the
:hildren for their school duties, and
who take no interest in what their
children are accomplishing in the school
Dom, are severely handicapping the
educational system. IL is only natural
hat the child should accept his home
Influences as the natural guides to lifes
While those of the school are regarded
IS artificial If these influences are
ontrary in nature, then the results ac-
viii probably be disappoint-
ng.
In the last. few years the growth of
he Parent Teachers association move
nent has done much to bring the par
nts and the teachers together on a
round of mutual understanding School
roblems are discussed and the welfare
( the children considered. The COM
lunity association is a clearing house
or ideas and the most effective factor
q promoting that cooperation between
he home and school which has been al
host entirely lacking for many wears.
/ is not difficult TO realize how such
cooperation will benefit the child and
ring him to a realizations Of the part
e is 10 play in the general scheme of | /
hings. II will make for better citizen
hip and better citizenship win make
Dr community harmony. II this prin-
pie is carried out TO an international | /
Stent. the ideal propounded at the
eneva conference will be possible of
'alization.-Chicago Evening Post.