The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21

"There is need to shift our em- phasiS," she stated.
 Miss Cans told the local teachers that education should develop in quiring, interested students so that they will ask questions about things and eff we can supply scholarly an- swers to children, we will have a better education for them.'
 A thorough-going revision in the arts, music, drama, sculpture, is needed, the speaker said. She said in some places children are creat- ing musical instruments, writing plays, creating poetry, becoming the type that will be creators in the world when they grow older. That type of art should have a prom inent place in the curricula," she said.
 Children should get rich art ex- perience, she said, explaining it would help to make the child want to dress well and keep his room well.
 Social participation by the chil- dren should be included in the cur- ricula, Miss Cans advised. The child should become an active per- former in helping to tidy up the school and its grounds. He should for it is his workshop, she stated, adding that such work as planting shrubs and assisting otherwise around the school would help the child in later life. She urged that children participate ill making their play space. Civics is not just know ing how a mayor is elected, Miss Cans, said. It is knowing how to make town a better place. She rapped as a destructive force" those who see what should be done but do nothing about it.
 She urged much of science be in- cluded in the educational program, stating science is the most thrilling thing today and has linitleSs possi- bilities. Some children are even be- ing brought up to resent the ad- vances of science, she told the au- dience. People should be educated to be ready for new things, Miss Cans said.
 New Discipline Needed
 A new type of discipline is need ed in the schools today, the speak CT continued, pointing out in the past although the teachers snap ped their fingers at the pupils, in- terrupted them, that was not sup posed to be discourtesy on the part of the teacher for only the children could be discourteous. She said that very often the militant type of teacher could not change her per- sonality when she left the school. Now however teacher can main tain her personality even though she is teacher, Miss Cans stated, flor we are changing our relation ship to the pupil so that it is na- tural one," natural man or wo- man dealing with natural children.
 The former attitude inspired fear but children respond with courtesy to courteous attitude, Miss Cans explained. In 1923 the teachers thought the greatest crime in a classroom was whispering, she said. "YeS, it was wrong but the crime was that they were not talking in- stead of merely whispering to each other"
 The type of order where sneak ing attitude was compelled was all wrong, she said. In the modern form of education children can talk to- gether, can ever work together and make a joint report on a problem and will tell the truth, some will admit they don't know certain aspects of the problem and will seek to learn, she said.
 Says Teacher Human
 "If a child is not interested in his work, don't ask what's the matter with the child, but ask what's the matter with the work" she said. Pointing out that teachers too can make mistakes. she said the ultra virtuous teacher who is always right is too good to deal with chill dren. There must be an honest dis cussion between the child and the