The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-06

element-or even the principal
element, for that matter-in teach
ing a course. To quote Mrs. Ben.
nett:
"Audio-visual education has be-
come an outstanding modern aid
to teaching. With this means of
learning applied to our 'ormai
classrooms, learning takes place
most effectively, because when we
see and when we hear, we know"
Continuing on her favorite sub
ject, Mrs. Bennett says:
Because of the widespread mis-
interpretations of audio-visual in
struction, it should be worthwhile
to consider the value of such a
program in our. schools. Audio-
visual education permeates all in
struction. It is part of teach
ing method designed to aid in the
presentation of materials -knowl.
edge, concepts and ideas-in htera-
ture, science, history, geography
health, art, music, shopwork and
other fields, so that. they are more
easily and clearly understood and
appreciated"
Use of the films, it has been N
disputably demonstrated here, is
proof Of the adage Learn by see.
ing"
Educational Surveys
Although no formal surveys have
ever been undertaken in New Han
over county, tests made in New
York City schools, for instance
have established that 12-year-ole
student learns Is to so per cen
more rapidly, and nearly 20 PEE
cent more thoroughly, ". hi:
formal teaching is supplemented
by motion pictures In due time
the Army and Navy will no doub
release statistics of their r otiol
picture teaching in serE ''oc1s
and the results may be more spe
ctacular than those learned in New
York's public schools.
With the retarded ent-th'
student who for soro unfortunate
reason seems unable to keep VI
with his class I. @. level-audio
visual education has been q God
send, not only for pupil but fo
teacher and society as well.
Educators here are enthusiastic
about the future of ,audio-visua
education, and almost unanimously
they agree that the work should b.
expanded as quickly as conC,.tion
and finances will permit. Som!
see the day not far distant whe1
as much as so, cent of all class
room teaching will be carried on
through the medium of the soune
motion picture. And others, pro
jecting their masinations ,eat
even further, envision~ day. whel
television broadcasts will be :
regular part of classroom TX.
After all, thy point out with I'm
deniable logic. the radio has -omt
intd the school as an education aid
Television is simply another TO.
rm of RADIO broadcast visual as
well as audible.
One relatively new means Of au
gmenting school foreign language
instruction-foreign speech record
ings-has not yet made its debu-
in New Hanover schools.
Both the Army and Navy made
excellent use of these records dur
ing the war. Difficult as Chimes,
is, for instance, there are on rec
ord cases where servicemen mas
tered working knowledge of thu
language in 12-week courses. Those
naturally, were far more con
centrated than would be practica
in the regular schools, but teach
ers here have been definitely i'm
pressed by the record and they
want a chance to try the system
some day soon.
II expect the day is not far dis
tant when High school language
classes will be supplemented with
recordings of the language, sroker
with the tongues true accent anc
presented to the student much as
the Army taught its soldiers" one
language teacher declared.
Meanwhile, audi-visual education
is going ahead with impressive
steps with the motion picture pro
jector and reels of celluloid doing
more real teaching, in one sense,
than dozen instructors coulo ac'
complish in something little short
Of a lifetime.