The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-30
BY MIRIAM eERsERT.


/ besides the vacation value and the
- Importance to the health of the
workers child who is brought to the
camp from the slums and tenements,
the camp affords US an opportunity
to develop the class consciousness of
the children and to draw them closer
to the Pioneer organization. 1t also
gives us an opportunity to train the
Pioneers to work among workers chill
dren and give them a clear under
standing of their functions as Pion-
GERS. III
Forms Of Activity.
Every phase of camp life can be-
utilized to teach the children the les
sons which we want to bring home to
them. Thus we can utilize discus
sions, readings Of books and newspa-
pers, lectures, dramatics. slogans, cor
respondence to the Young Comrade
and labor press, cartoons, living news
papers, camp bulletins, clippings and
news bulletins, wall papers, games,
songs, excursions and even camp dis
cipline.
What to Teach.
We must teach the children certain
fundamental lessons which they need
to know as children of the workers.
We must teach them about the CAPT.
talist system, about the class struggle,
the role of the government, the role
Of the schools, Of the press, movies.
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The children must also learn about
working class solidarity, the persecu-
tons Of the workers, about working
class heroes, the Importance of organ
izations such as unions, labor party
the Communist Party and the Young
Communist League to the working
class. In this connection our Pioneers
win be able to approach the more adj
vanced children and teach them the
role of the Pioneers and the Commu-
nists. At this point especially will our
Pioneers get their most valuable train
ing. Fl @-~ -t9~~s - tso.
The discussion on religion must be
approached with great care. The
problem can be best handled in small
groups or In Individual discussions.
1t will be easy to explain the class
character of religion If the leader is
armed with specific facts, such as the
attitude of a whole section of the
clergy in the Passaic strike, the role
of the church in Mexico, etc. In ad.
dition we must give the children a
scientific approach to all problems, a
scientific attitude We must explain
! to them the natural phenomena that
surround them, give them the natu-
ralistie explanation of religion and
teach them the lessons Of evolution.
Then, too, we must teach them the
elemental lessons Of sex and santa
ton. tHse
Current Events.
In the discussion we must utilize
current events to illustrate the points
we wish to develop Discussions must
not always be foElnal, but should be
encouraged~at any and all times when
the children are talking about their
experiences or telling stories, or pre-
pairing to do something. The leader
must be alert and must be able to
make use of these discussions and
give them a definite turn. Our Pion-
GERS also must be taught to do this.
When discussions are prepared for in
advance 1t may prove profitable TO
have Pioneer prepare to lead or in
troduce the given topic. We must
make sure to draw lessons from Rus
STA and the lives Of the workers there.
Lectures as such should not be held
frequently. We should make special
efforts. however, to have workers re-
late their experiences in the shops,
the struggles they actually went thru.
These must not be long talks. nor
must they be abstract The workers
invited must tell of their own actual
experiences and the lessons to be