Practici1953 1 29.44 7.12 Attheheartofourstrugglestomaintainandstrengthenademocraticwayoflifearethenation'sschools. Practici1953 1 37.12 12.08 NowasneverbeforeAmericaneducationischallengedtohelppreparethenewgenerationforthevitalbusinessofactingasfreeindividualsinafreesociety. Practici1953 1 49.68 4.72 Thepubliccontinuestoexpectcertainimmediateresultsfromourschools. Practici1953 1 54.64 3.44 Whateverelsemychildrenoughttoknowwhenandwhereimportanteventshappen. Practici1953 1 58.08 1.12 Teachthemthefacts. Practici1953 1 59.36 2.56 Inmyopinionmakethemstrongandhealthy. Practici1953 1 62.08 1.92 Mykidsaretodobetterthanme. Practici1953 1 64.16 4.08 WhytheyaretobetaughttoreadandwritegoodEnglish. Practici1953 1 69.60 10.40 There'salwaysbeenthisrichvarietyofindividualdemandsbutnowadaysalmosteveryadultagreesononebasicgoalforallstudents. Practici1953 1 81.12 2.32 Schoolsaretoturnoutgoodcitizens. Practici1953 1 83.76 1.76 Yesgoodcitizens. Practici1953 1 85.68 0.72 That'sright. Practici1953 1 86.64 0.88 Absolutely. Practici1953 1 87.52 2.48 Thiscountryalwaysneedsgoodcitizens. Practici1953 1 91.12 4.96 Teachingstudentssubjectmatterindemocraticsituationsthatdevelopbettercitizens. Practici1953 1 96.24 3.28 Isbeingdonemoreandmoreinalertschoolsystem. Practici1953 1 99.92 5.76 ThisschoolhappenstobeinMichigan,butitcouldbeanyotherschoolanywhere. Practici1953 1 106.00 7.44 Anyschoolwhereparentsandteachersareconcernedabouthowandwhattheirchildrenlearntopreparethemforcitizenship. Practici1953 1 113.68 1.76 Let'sasksomequestions. Practici1953 1 115.76 3.68 ThereArthurDavis,nothisrealnamebutit'lldo. Practici1953 1 119.76 3.44 TeachesAmericanHistorybeendoingitforyears. Practici1953 1 123.52 1.60 Let'stalktohim. Practici1953 1 125.52 1.84 ExcusemeMrDavis. Practici1953 1 127.68 5.84 We'veheardfinereportsaboutthisschoolandaboutthegoodthingsthatyouandyourstudentshavebeendoing. Practici1953 1 133.92 4.96 Canyoutellussomethingabouthowandwhyyoucametouseyourpresentmethodofteaching? Practici1953 1 139.28 3.04 Wellthat'sprettybigorder. Practici1953 1 143.12 3.68 ImighttellyouhowIfirstbecameinterestedintryingitout. Practici1953 1 147.04 3.84 Itsfairlytypicalofourotherteachersexperiences. Practici1953 1 151.92 5.52 Ourstaffforsometimehadbeenawareofthelimitationsofitsteachingmethods. Practici1953 1 157.60 8.24 Throughconsiderablereading,committeework,discussion,experimentingandinmeetingswithparentsandsevengroups. Practici1953 1 166.00 1.84 Wetriedtofindtheanswer. Practici1953 1 168.24 5.44 Theauthoritarianmethodwiththeteacherdominating,wefeltwasn'ttheanswer. Practici1953 1 174.00 2.40 Lettingthestudentsdoastheypleased. Practici1953 1 176.48 3.36 Thelaissez-fairemethodalsowasinadequate. Practici1953 1 180.40 3.12 Neithermethodproducedthebestcitizen. Practici1953 1 184.32 6.72 Wediscovered,asothershave,thattheanswersprangfromtheverynatureofourdemocraticsociety. Practici1953 1 191.44 8.32 Inessenceit'stouseteachingmethodswhichwillproducebettercitizenswhileteachingsubjectmatter. Practici1953 1 200.24 7.20 Teachingmethodswhichdevelopanddrawupontheknowledge,skills,andattitudesofallthestudents. Practici1953 1 207.84 6.08 Ourfirstproblemwastofindaworkabledefinitionofthecharacteristicsofgoodcitizenship. Practici1953 1 214.32 17.04 TheDetroitCitizenshipStudygaveusoneofthebestanswers. Practici1953 1 231.84 6.16 Butwhatinterestsusishowdoyoudevelopqualitiesthrougharegularschoolprogram? Practici1953 1 238.80 3.28 Well,supposewetakelastyear'sclass. Practici1953 1 242.40 6.00 Nogroupisidenticalofcoursebutitwasanaveragegroup. Practici1953 1 249.84 7.44 Davisfeltthefamiliarexcitementthateveryteacherfeelatthestartofanewterm. Practici1953 1 262.48 3.20 Followingmypre-plannedratherclosely. Practici1953 1 265.92 7.76 Thefirstfewdayswerespentonorientationgettingtoknoweachother'snames,background,andhobbies. Practici1953 1 274.08 5.20 Learningisbestaccomplishedamongfriendlyyoungsters,acquaintedwitheachother. Practici1953 1 291.36 5.12 Wetalkedalittleaboutwhatwelearnedinothersocialstudiesclasses. Practici1953 1 297.36 7.12 AndtookseveralteststodeterminehowmuchknowledgeofAmericanhistorythestudentsalreadyhad. Practici1953 1 304.64 5.04 Andwhattheirinterestsandattitudeswhere. Practici1953 1 311.60 3.12 Therewastheusualnumberofpersonalproblems. Practici1953 1 314.80 3.20 Thatwiththedemocraticmethodcouldbeadjusted. Practici1953 1 318.48 1.60 Helen,sky. Practici1953 1 326.72 4.32 Hal,domineeringandandignoringothersrights. Practici1953 1 331.44 1.60 AndHaroldCoren. Practici1953 1 333.44 3.04 Haroldalwaysrunningawayfromfacts. Practici1953 1 336.88 7.76 Harold'sattitudeforinstance,wasapparentwhentheclasswaschoosingamongvariouswaysbywhichtheclasscouldbeconducted. Practici1953 1 345.04 3.84 Authoritarian,laissez-faire,orDemocratic. Practici1953 1 349.12 7.52 Sohowcanwerunaclassdemocraticallyeveryoneforthemselves-Theydiscusseditfromeveryconceivableangle. Practici1953 1 356.72 4.88 Thentheyvotedagainsttheautocraticmethodwiththeteacherdominating. Practici1953 1 361.84 4.96 Againstthelaissez-fairemethodwiththestudentsdoingjustaboutwhattheypleased. Practici1953 1 367.12 24.88 AndtheysettledfortheDemocraticpattern,sharedresponsibility,mutualrespectwiththeteacherasaresourceaconsultantandtheguidetobetterlearning. Practici1953 1 392.24 0.56 Hey! Practici1953 1 393.76 1.04 Whatdoyouthink? Practici1953 1 394.96 0.80 Aboutwhat? Practici1953 1 395.76 1.20 OhI'mnotsure. Practici1953 1 396.96 3.52 Doyouthinkwelearnedasmuchbylettinguskidsruntheclass? Practici1953 1 400.56 1.92 Oh,we'renotgoingtorunitbyourselves. Practici1953 1 402.56 1.52 Mr.Davisisgoingtohelp. Practici1953 1 404.08 0.72 Well,Idon'tknow. Practici1953 1 404.80 1.36 Isortoflikewhathesaid. Practici1953 1 406.24 3.04 Gettingeverybody'sideasandtalkoverwhatwewanttodo. Practici1953 1 409.36 2.40 Ithinkit'sfairandIthinkwe'lllearnmore. Practici1953 1 411.84 1.12 Comeonlet'sgo. Practici1953 1 413.20 9.28 They'vebeguntoseesomeofthepossibilitiesofworkingtogetherdemocratically,shareresponsibility,andsetupgoalsfortheyear. Practici1953 1 422.80 2.32 Choosetopicstostudy. Practici1953 1 425.36 2.32 Tofindanswerstoproblems. Practici1953 1 428.08 4.72 Tothinkcriticallyshareanddiscussfindings. Practici1953 1 433.04 6.88 Andfinallyevaluatetheiraccomplishmentsanddiscusstogetherwaysofimprovement. Practici1953 1 441.04 6.72 Haroldhadbeenagainsttryingoutthenewmethodbuthewaspopularenoughtobeelectedclasschairman. Practici1953 1 448.24 4.32 Sharedresponsibilitycontinuewiththeelectionofasecretary. Practici1953 1 452.96 3.36 Thechairmanleadthediscussionandsetupgoals. Practici1953 1 456.96 8.64 OfcourseIhadhelpedmysuggestionnowandthenandmostlythestepsweretoreadandthinkindividually. Practici1953 1 466.08 3.68 Thenforeachstudenttomakehisownlistofgoals. Practici1953 1 470.64 5.44 Nexttheirideaswerecombinedandresignedinsmallgroups. Practici1953 1 477.84 3.92 Finally,thewholeclassandItogetherfordiscussion. Practici1953 1 482.00 1.68 Theoutcomewasthis. Practici1953 1 484.08 6.32 FromthestudyofAmericanhistorytheywantedtoachievethefollowinggoals. Practici1953 1 491.68 2.08 Tobecomeabettercitizen. Practici1953 1 494.00 2.08 Tolearnhowtoreadandwritebetter. Practici1953 1 496.56 2.72 TounderstandourAmericanwayoflife. Practici1953 1 499.76 7.68 Tolearnownhowtosolveproblem-TounderstandtheUnitedStatesasamajorpowerintheworldtoday. Practici1953 1 508.64 3.60 Parentscontinuedtokeepintouchwithwhatwashappening. Practici1953 1 512.48 3.76 Andoccasionallyonewouldbemoreimpatientthantheothers. Practici1953 1 516.32 1.92 Isn'titallthisisawasteoftime? Practici1953 1 518.32 2.96 AfterallyourjobistoteachAmericanhistory. Practici1953 1 521.76 3.44 Orientationreallydoesn'twastetimeistoCory. Practici1953 1 525.36 5.36 You'llfindthesestudentsinterestedinlearningbecausetheyhadapartinmakingthedecisions. Practici1953 1 531.20 3.52 OKbutwhenyougetaroundtostudyinghistory? Practici1953 1 535.52 5.12 Well,ournextstepswerewhatyouwouldprobablycallstudyinghistory. Practici1953 1 541.36 5.84 We'veselectedourfirsttopicforstudyinthesamewayaswehadestablishedourgoals. Practici1953 1 547.76 3.60 FirstIpresentedbackgroundmaterialandideas. Practici1953 1 551.76 4.40 Thenindividuallytheyreadanddidsomethinking. Practici1953 1 556.48 3.04 Thendiscusstopicsinsmallgroups. Practici1953 1 560.00 4.00 Finallywearrivedataconsensusthroughclassdiscussion. Practici1953 1 564.40 5.52 Wechoseasourfirstgeneraltopic,whatdemocracymeanstome. Practici1953 1 570.24 4.56 Outofourdiscussiononthemaintopicemergedseveralproblems. Practici1953 1 575.04 2.88 Howdidthedemocracytogetstartedanddevelop? Practici1953 1 578.32 3.36 Howimportantisdemocracyintheworldtoday? Practici1953 1 582.00 3.44 Howdoesthedemocracydifferfromotherformsofgovernment? Practici1953 1 585.84 4.00 Whatcontributionshavetheoutstandingleadersmadetodemocracy? Practici1953 1 590.32 2.80 Howcandemocracybeimprovedinourcity? Practici1953 1 593.28 3.60 Eachstudentvotedfortheproblemhewantedtoworkon. Practici1953 1 597.28 2.72 Fourproblemgroupswereformed. Practici1953 1 600.16 3.44 Andthechairmanandrecordareselectedineach. Practici1953 1 604.08 3.52 Thegroupsbeganbyfillingintheworkplans. Practici1953 1 608.40 2.48 Iworkedcloselywitheachgroup. Practici1953 1 611.20 5.20 Thisstepwasatestastowhetherthegroupscouldworkdemocratically. Practici1953 1 616.72 4.40 Sometimestheygotintotrouble. Practici1953 1 627.44 3.60 IthinkI'dliketopreviewthosefilmStripsontheConstitution. Practici1953 1 631.28 1.44 No,Iwanttodothat. Practici1953 1 632.80 1.60 Iknowhowtoworktheprojector. Practici1953 1 634.40 1.36 Nowwaitaminute. Practici1953 1 636.16 1.60 Whycan'tyoubothdoit. Practici1953 1 637.92 4.00 JaneownsaboutfilmstripsandAlyou'regoodwithaprojector. Practici1953 1 642.08 1.76 Thatsoundslikeagoodwaytodoit. Practici1953 1 643.84 1.36 YeahhowaboutitAl? Practici1953 1 645.28 1.76 WellIguessyou'reright. Practici1953 1 647.28 1.36 I'lltryit. Practici1953 1 649.36 5.60 TheinfluenceoftheclassgraduallywascausingAltorespectothers. Practici1953 1 655.84 2.24 Asecondgroupwasdoingaswell. Practici1953 1 658.32 3.68 They'dseentheimportanceofindividualresponsibility. Practici1953 1 662.40 3.52 Now,who'dgoingtoreportonJefferson? Practici1953 1 666.32 3.20 Oh,Helenyoutookattriplastsummer. Practici1953 1 669.60 0.96 Howaboutit? Practici1953 1 671.36 1.68 I'mnotsureIcoulddoit. Practici1953 1 673.20 1.20 Ohsureyoucan. Practici1953 1 674.56 3.52 YoucoulduseyoursnapshotsandI'llgiveyouahandwithit. Practici1953 1 678.48 3.04 Helen'sself-confidencewasbeingbolstered. Practici1953 1 681.84 2.88 Intimeshe'dmakeafullercontribution. Practici1953 1 685.12 4.08 Thethirdgrouphoweverwastusslingwithourlocalskeptic. Practici1953 1 689.60 0.96 MrDavis. Practici1953 1 690.64 1.60 We'renotgettinganyplace. Practici1953 1 692.40 2.56 Well,whatseemstobethetrouble. Practici1953 1 695.04 1.52 Ican'tseemtogetstarted. Practici1953 1 696.72 2.40 InspiteofwhatHaroldCoryhastosay. Practici1953 1 699.28 2.64 Westillthinkwehavesomedemocracyinthistown. Practici1953 1 702.32 0.88 No,wehaven't. Practici1953 1 703.20 1.36 Wejustthinkwehave. Practici1953 1 704.72 1.92 Allpoliticiansarecrooked. Practici1953 1 706.80 1.44 Everything'sfix. Practici1953 1 708.48 1.76 WhatareyourfactsHarold? Practici1953 1 710.32 1.36 Wejustknowthat'sall. Practici1953 1 711.68 1.28 Everybodyknowit. Practici1953 1 713.20 4.80 Heydoyouhaveanyfactstoproveyourpoint? Practici1953 1 719.60 2.08 We'llnevergetanyplacethisway. Practici1953 1 721.76 2.32 Whydon'tyougiveusanassignmentMrDavis? Practici1953 1 724.16 1.76 Nowjustaminutefolks. Practici1953 1 726.56 5.04 FaithsaysourcommunityisdemocratHaroldsaysitisn't. Practici1953 1 732.00 2.08 Nowtheybothcan'tberight. Practici1953 1 734.96 2.08 Howcanwefindthetruth. Practici1953 1 738.08 4.96 Lookwetalkaboutwhatdemocracymaninorientation. Practici1953 1 743.36 5.36 Nowlet'stalkwithpeoplearoundtownhereandseewhattheythinktoosmall. Practici1953 1 748.80 8.00 WeknowitanddiscussitagainIthinkweallknowforsurewhatwe'retalkingaboutaverygoodidea. Practici1953 1 756.80 1.04 howabouttherestofyou. Practici1953 1 757.84 0.80 Sowedoing. Practici1953 1 758.72 1.52 yesthat'sagoodidea. Practici1953 1 760.32 2.80 Whydon'twegotomistermayorforFirstthing. Practici1953 1 763.92 2.56 theywerelearningabasiclesson. Practici1953 1 766.96 4.56 democracydoesn'toperatebyitselfinavacuum. Practici1953 1 772.40 2.48 Criticalthinkingbaseduponfacts. Practici1953 1 774.96 9.52 Isveryimportantandsotheyworktheystruggledtheyplanandtheygrew. Practici1953 1 784.72 12.24 Eachgroupwasnowengrossedinitsproblemsstudentsfoundthelibraryavaluablesourceforneededinformationoutsidersmayhavebeensurprisedattheireagerness. Practici1953 1 797.20 2.64 Butforteachersusingthismethod. Practici1953 1 800.08 26.32 It'safamiliarandrewardingresultlocalcitizenshadtothinktwicewhenaskedtocomparedemocracywithotherformsofgovernmentThecommunitiesmayorandcitymanagerwereinterviewedbyoneofourgroups. Practici1953 1 827.28 12.64 HaroldwasintroducedtoanexcitingnewworldoffactsWhileeachindividualtalentfoundawaytocontributeeachgroup. Practici1953 1 840.08 5.36 Organizeditsgrowingmassofinformationourclasshadbecomeateam. Practici1953 1 845.60 2.40 Andeverystudentwasthebetterforit. Practici1953 1 848.32 2.88 Theprojectswerenearlycomplete. Practici1953 1 851.68 0.88 Atlast. Practici1953 1 852.80 1.84 Eachgroupmadeitsreport.. Practici1953 1 854.88 1.68 Helen-thankyou. Practici1953 1 856.88 14.32 ThisisStationW.USATodaywehaveamostunusualprogramfeaturingearlyleadersofourdemocracytheyearSeventeeneightysevenourspeakersGeorgeWashington. Practici1953 1 871.76 1.92 ThomasJefferson. Practici1953 1 873.92 1.92 AlexanderHamilton. Practici1953 1 876.24 5.12 Thetopicforadiscussionis"Theneedforafederalconstitution". Practici1953 1 881.68 3.36 MrWashingtonwillpresenthisviewasfirst. Practici1953 1 886.32 6.24 MadamChairman,fellowcountrymanthereasonsforafederalconstitution. Practici1953 1 892.80 5.12 AreSocial,Economic,militaryandpolitical. Practici1953 1 898.24 4.08 Ishoulddiscusstheseoneofthetime.. Practici1953 1 902.32 1.76 Ourgroupworkedontheproblem. Practici1953 1 904.16 3.12 Howdiddemocracygetstartedinthesouth. Practici1953 1 907.76 4.80 Ourreportisbuiltaroundaseriesoffilmstripsandchapterthreeinourtextbook. Practici1953 1 912.88 3.36 JamesCavilerintroducedfirstillustrativelydiscussion. Practici1953 1 916.48 6.08 Areallaroundonourprojector. Practici1953 1 924.08 1.92 Ourgrouphasstudiedtheproblem. Practici1953 1 926.08 2.80 Howcandemocracybeimprovedinourcity. Practici1953 1 929.12 7.44 Wecouldn'tallagreetodecidedtogiveindividualreportandtoinvitetwoleadingcitizenswhocouldtalkwithusthisiswhy. Practici1953 1 936.64 10.64 AndthisisEmersonthisisEmersonchairmanoftheLeagueofWomenVoterswhosuggesthowyoungpeopleandadultscanworktogethertoimprovedemocracyinourcity. Practici1953 1 947.68 1.28 isthereason. Practici1953 1 950.40 3.20 MrChairmanandmembersoftheclient. Practici1953 1 954.08 3.76 Ourorganizationisconcernedwiththismatter. Practici1953 1 958.32 3.28 we'regladthatyouarediscussingitinclass. Practici1953 1 961.84 9.68 Becauseyouseeweneedcitizenswhonotonlytalkaboutdemocracybutwhoarewillingtoworktoimproveit. Practici1953 1 971.92 3.04 CarolCoreywillreportwhenhefoundoutfromthemayorhere. Practici1953 1 975.04 1.76 Thankyou. Practici1953 1 977.36 13.28 AndfirstI'vegottoadmitIthoughtIknewalltheanswerstothisproblemthenwevisitedthemayorthemayorchangedmymindaboutalotofthingshehadsolutionstoseveralproblemstheywere. Practici1953 1 991.52 5.36 HaroldspathereshouldhaveheardthathewantedHaroldtolearnthefacts. Practici1953 1 997.68 18.32 Classdiscussionfollowingeachofthereportstheydealsomeimportantinclusioninterestwasgreaterfactswerelearnedbetterandrememberedlongerbecausetheywererelatedtoveryrealeverydayproblems. Practici1953 1 1017.12 32.72 Thiswasalsoclearlyshownthroughvariouskindsofevaluationsbytheentireclassonworksheetbyeachgroupbytakingseveralkindsofachievementtestsandthroughteacherpupilconferencesbetweenmyselfandeachstudent. Practici1953 1 1050.16 3.92 andnowI'vejustbeenlookingoveryourprogresssheet. Practici1953 1 1054.48 5.20 Tellmewhydidn'tyouevaluateyourselfonrespectingrightsofothers. Practici1953 1 1059.92 3.44 HowdoIratemyselfonthatIneverthoughtaboutitmuch. Practici1953 1 1063.36 1.36 SoIgotinthisclass. Practici1953 1 1064.88 1.92 Idon'tknowwhattodoaboutitanyway. Practici1953 1 1066.96 2.72 Iknowyoualreadyhavedonesomethingaboutit. Practici1953 1 1069.76 0.64 Ihave? Practici1953 1 1070.64 4.32 certainlyyourecognizethatyouhavethisproblem. Practici1953 1 1075.20 2.64 That'sthefirststeptowardsimprovement.. Practici1953 1 1077.84 2.24 WellIhavelistenedtopeoplewithout. Practici1953 1 1080.16 1.44 Interruptingthem-good. Practici1953 1 1081.76 17.28 WhatelsecouldIdo-InconferenceslikethisoneIcouldgaugetheextenttowhichmystudentswereimprovinggraduallyinthegiveandtakeoftheclasssessionshavehadbeguntodevelopmorerespectfortherightsofothers. Practici1953 1 1099.44 17.76 Helengainselfconfidenceandbecamearesponsiblememberofthegrouparrowinmakingskillfuluseofinformationwasreachingtowardsmaturityinthisclasssomegrowagreatdealsomegrowalittle. Practici1953 1 1117.52 3.04 Butallgainsomethingfromtheirexperience. Practici1953 1 1121.04 1.92 Alastquestionthattodaythis. Practici1953 1 1123.28 2.56 Canothersubjectsbetaughtthisway. Practici1953 1 1126.24 1.36 Theycertainlycan. Practici1953 1 1127.68 1.36 Andmanyare. Practici1953 1 1129.68 4.00 ActuallyIhaven'tbeentalkingjustaboutAmericanhistory. Practici1953 1 1134.24 12.00 I'vedescribeddemocraticmethodofteachingwhichcanbeusedtovaryingdegreesbyanyteacheronanygradelevelinanysubject. Practici1953 1 1147.44 25.44 ForexamplehereisathirdgradeonafieldtripwithsayaplantogetfirsthandinformationabouttheirquestionsinsciencehereisasixthgradeclasssharingtheirfindingsastohowfractionsareusedintheirhomethereisaLatinstudentandhisteacherevaluatinghisprogressthroughateacherstudentinterview. Practici1953 1 1173.60 3.60 It'struethereareeasierwaystoteach. Practici1953 1 1177.84 7.36 ButIknowofnomoreeffectivewaytohelpourstudentslearnnotonlytolearnmorefacts. Practici1953 1 1185.36 2.32 Buttolearnhowtoputdemocracy. Practici1953 1 1188.16 12.32 Intopracticethesedaysparentsandteachersalikerealizeitmustbetheirseriousconcerntohelpouryoungpeoplebecomebettercitizens. Practici1953 1 1200.80 13.20 ForDemocracyisnotonlyaneffectiveuseoffactsbutadynamicwayofpeoplelivingandworkingtogetherAmericasyou. Practici1953 1 1214.16 29.52 Ournextgenerationmustbepreparedtohelpbuildtheirfutureoflifewillstepinthatdirectionispracticingdemocracyintheclassroom.