Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
'PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS

and on how to study spelling, with
suggestions for the collection of
study materials by children, a de-
lightful minuet in costume. and
Health Hints, prepared by the gen
eral science class, were features of
the meeting of the Bridgeville Par
en-Teacher Association on March
18th.
pr. Snyder had summarized for
tEg local PaTent-Teacher Associa-
tions the recommendations made by
various Delaware parents. "All the
child is being educated all the time,
reminded Dr.. Snyder We want to
see that there are hours when chill
dren are not under our eyes but
away from us, playing freely, living
the lives that they are thinking.
when it comes to home work, go
into some of the tasks that the chill
dren bring home to do. Ask them TO
see whether they can make a chart
or an outline of what they have done
in school. This would mean that
they had mulled it over in their own
minds. Have the children talk over
what they are doing. Then is the
time to let them get their books and
make you see it. Sit down with the
children at night. Go over the news
papers. Ask if anything there is re-
lated to the work they are doing in
school. Get scissors and paste. Help
them arrange the clippings and pic
lures in folders. Train the children
in an orderly system of cataloguing
materials, in habits of learning how
to pull materials together, to read
them, to think about them, and to
get something out of them.
DR.. Snyder explained why parents
should let the first grade teacher
proceed in her own way with teach
ing the children to read.
THE most important way for the
parents to help the teachers of first
grade reading is to live Il lot with
the children. Work with them. Play /
with them. Take them places, so
that they are building up experience. !
Then the teacher will have some
thing to which to attach words.
Four eighth graders Robert Mes
sick, GeOrgiana Macklin, Rosemary !
Willin and Pauline Jones, in pic
turesque colonial costumes danced /
a minuet. This minuet, under the !
direction of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Todd,
had been danced for an assembly
program.
Health Hints" on water, why
cook, how to cook, why eat fruits
and vegetables, etc, were prepared
by the students Of the General
Science class, taught by Mrs. Maud
S. Wright 4
Il Am Tired of Being Nine Years
Old'', by Edgar A. Guest, was recited
by Marilda West, third grader.
At the March meeting of the
Bridgeville COlored Parent-Teacher
Association suggestions were given
for the use of the school child's time
at home. The results of investiga-
tions of the time Of the evening meal,
the diet, etc, were reported. In the
light of these facts, suggestions for
improvements were made. j. r.
Webb. of Laurel, gave a summary.
Miss Elizabeth II. Mensch talked
on the Child's Life at Home at the
March meeting of the Middleford
ColOred Parent-Teacher Association.
j. r. Webb, of Laurel, and other Wis
iting teachers, also spoke. Demon
stratiOns lessons in arithmetic and
primary reading were given by Mrs.
Bertye c. Helm.
The Home Makers Club exhibited
articles which they had made from
old materials. The pupils gave a
varied program before refreshments !
were served.
The MiddleiOrd Juniors resolved at /
their March meeting to abide by GER 1
tain bedtime and study hours. They
have purchased two arbor vitae !
trees; white washing has been done,
4 dollhouse, six magazine racks and !
.wo end-tables, built.
The children have raised money to /
lelp finance school lunches which
ire prepared daily in their kitchen T
cite. Te girls have made caps and
lprOns for the cooks and mattresses. I
Owens Corner Parent-Teacher As N
iOciatiOn heard reports on the
School Child's Time at Home, after n
school, and during the evening meal
It their March meeting After gen
,ral discussion plans were made for O
local Field Day. a
At the meeting of the Millsboro e
'arent-Teacher Association on M
Iarch 18th to consider recommen-
atiOns of Delaware committees in IL
egard to the School Child's ime at el
IOme, DR.. Agnes Snyder, advisory 81
member of the State Parent-Teacher al
association program committee, eX- Ii
ressed pleasure over the united eff sc
Ort that is being put forth to de- b
ermine what is best for the chill eA
rem of the state. These recon- ba
can be considered only cl
4 the light of existing conditions.
Discussing, 'HOme Work" in the
primal sense, i. e. tasks brought m
ONE from school, DR.. Snyder said: Sc
Teaching doesn't mean telling Nj
le children to learn facts and hav- or
lSthem recite those facts. Teach
lg means: studying the children, ra
,arning all you can about them. Al
leir capacity what they like and at
ont like, their talents. Teachers .
eed to watch them, talk with them.
lay with them, work with them. If dit
lie parents are going to carry on, Ch
ley will do these things too. i. Q. mt
ley will share their lives with the or
lildren"
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