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I BEFORE P.-T. A.
I The following address was deliver?
, (^fore the March meeting of the
parent-Teachers association by Miss
Ipsir McCracken. of the Murphy facThe
school is an institution for
social efficiency and the one onstitu
ion that reaches all persons regardlUs
of race or age, or color, and at
|in impressionable age.
I Because of changing social condiI
tions the school is constantly being
forced to assume a greater part of
I o,e training of youth each year.
Therefore its aim must be high if
l:ie child is to be prepared for the acI.
.. ties which will make a well round
I adult as a contributing citizen. One
of the major aims of the school
i-hocld be to develop character
I The purpose of the school is to
Raring about desirable changes in conjunct
through wholesome and eomIplete
living of the higher type, and to
I develop an ability to adjust oneself
satisfactorily to a constantly changing
world. Recognizing that a great
Bportion of the juvenile delinquincy
fli< directly or indirectly tradable to
fl:he nature of the school of their day,
Bit becomes the business of the schools
of today to better meet the needs of
Brae children: to iguide them so that
they will live together, play ogether,
vork together in mutual helpfulness.
Ideals Are Set
The .-chools both consciously and
unconsciously set standards of conjunct.
and ideals toward which the
individual moves. Thus the function
I f the schools should be to guide and
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The
to control the formation of habits ao
character of the individuals as we
as to develop their capacities an
powers for efficient citizenship. N<
only the curriculum and the adminh
tration but also the school plar
affects character growth, and a
should be used to the best possibl
advantage.
The largest part of the teacher
day is devoted to the regular curr
ulum of the school. If there is gc
ii>g to be a growing emphasis upo
character in the total school expel
ience, then the first interest of th
teacher should be to use the regula
curriculum to secure character va!
ues. The majority of teachers hav
at least dared to hope that their pi
pils have found their tota1 persoi
ality enriched as they have shared i
the various units of the curriculun
and many of them have very definit
ely planned .their classroom woi
with ibis aim in mind. Englisl
social science, modern and classic
languages?there is no departmers
but what has attempted to take it
place in the movement.
Outlines Activities
I shall mention four differen
} trends which tend to make the dail,
i activities of the teacher increasingl
'significant and productive of chai
acter values:
j 1. The center of interest is hane
ling from subject matter to life, s
jthat the curriculum is taking o
: great meaning for the pupil in rela
;tionship to his daily experiences an1
problems of adjustment,
j 2. Teachers are learning to utilize
significant life interests and margina
problems not directly related to thi
course of study btv. which are brough
into consciousness n the routine ol
teaching.
The methods of teaching art
'changing so that PHkipation ir
classroom activities i becoming i
significant social expei?nce>
.1- TAaphpr? arp lr?nrni_ ^ - " *
. . lo consiaei
the conflicts ami problen 0f Conduc!
.which arise in the classro*| as ^e;( j,
ing possibilities to be i\?(| rathei
than avoided.
Character is developed \v.n ^ov
and prills have an opportu;ty t<
cooperate with one another
teachers in the initiation o their
unit work, when they have an *por.
tunity to execute plans which h(.v
themselves made, when they e*erienced
success and failure in
own plans. It is possible to dev0p
character in almost any type of cl?_
| room activities which involves grip
cooperation in some enterprise, whi^
gives the pupils practice in workii
together; practice in making deci
! ions; practice in solving differenc
and conflicts, practice in making a
! .iustments to the interest of the grou
Describes Method
If a visitor should ask me what n
method of character education w;
I should like to be able to answi
this:
'You can see for yourself th;
these chldren are lawabinging; n
through fear or compulsion, not as 2
; act of submission, but through co
victions and habits that are beir
I born within happy cooperation wi
* one another and their teacher. Wh<
! a fault is committed, or a conflict o
* curs, they face their situation ar
. study a way out. They are having tl
I experience of guiding conduct 1
thought, and therefore of both ma
ing rules and obeying them. When
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id job ia undertaken they stick to it on- 1
U til either it is finished or a real reas- <
d on arises for not finishing it. They
>t are not governed by their whims;
s- they even impose necessary drill up- 1
d on themselves.
^ This or that child attains a posi- ?
e tion of leadership because his fellows *
believe he has merit. Here is a
healthy public spirit here are rudil~
mentary merit systems; here is a so- ?
cial unity, but along with it individn
ual self expression. This is my char- ' *
r* acter education; it should be within J
the whole school process?it is iden?
tical with the process.
e I hardly think it necessary to give
x_ many illustrations of the method of
teaching which give to the pupil this I
n valuable form of experience. But
t since I am to discuss character train'
ing through cooperativeness I shall
k mention some of the avenues of aplf
proach! assemblies, athletics, clubs,
ij student government, home organiza-1
it tions, the school library, the social j
[s studies, dramatics, school publica-1
tions, and in our case, the county pap- i
er, music, other ai ts and literature. |
t Avenues Of Approach
y (a) The assembly is the schools j
y opportunity for integrating the life
of the school, developing group consciousness.
cultivating appreciation
for music and drama, and standards
0 of conduct and judging as well as
n emotional outlet for children.
l~ (b) Athletics should be a student \
* eacher development and include a
targe number of children, in fact all i
? children should take part in some i
' form of *
w. uviiiwito cwty uuv. .All Cilil- |
. 4n?n can't be basketball or football
f players but all children can play some
game, and under the proper guidance
, will become fond of playing together.
x ? ple.ying games many situations will
t -Aviso which will call for cooperation,
self control, team work.
r (c) Clubs widen and deepen the
I interest of the individual children, integiate
life l;i the school, and help to
r relate school to leisure time activities.
? (d) Student government should be
> a cooperative service of the students
i and faculty working together for the
good of the- school. The student coun
cil for such should be a relatively ;
small group of members elected by j
students and representatives of all
classes working together.
Cites Examples
Examples of activities: Daily in-;
spection of building by a special com- '
mittee, school grounds committee.
Lunch room committc, Program comejmittee.
Health inspection committee
d-wid Social committee,
p. (e) The library furnishes valuable
perience in reading, and the social
iy *"of the students,
as .. * The social studies contribute '
2Y 11 ct to character formation, be-'
causrrom these student gets the
at stlug" of primitive man down to
ot ' P'ent. A few well-patterned l
in an" Wehy examples should be se-1
nth
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(g) Dramatics offers valuable
raining in character because: It enriches
the curriculum for the bright
>upil, stimulates those with less abiltyf
provides profitable use of leisure
ime, creates sympathy for a wide
ariety of human types, trains in
rood manners and a knowledge of sorial
customs and dramatizes to the '
>upil the conflict between right and .
vrong, and brings a realization of
heir consequences.
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(h) School publications offer still
another center of interest, and splendid
opportunity for character formation,
especially in ethics. Even if
they are managed by a few students
the whole school is generally represented
in the publication.
<i) Music gives spirit of harmony
and joy. There should be much group
singing, and orchestra, and band if
possible.
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