Show as M OBER ON REVERSES OLD IDEAS business institutes use the plan of getting people to think rather than merely to learn there la is one general principle at the basis of all good teaching and it Is that a person learns more readily by assimilating the experiences which he himself encounters than la in any other way says harold stonier national educational director ot of the american institute ot of banking this institute Is the educational section ot of the american bankers association through which bank men and women are receiving scientific instruction in their chosen business the most advanced people in teaching today are emphasizing the importance ot of activity on the part ot of the student he be says aada la in the schoolroom ot of former days we wa often heard such phrases as be still learn by heart dont do that what does the hook book say the newer never education asks what do you think what wae vae conr reaction to that experiment what did you discover what reasons have hava you tor for answer the new school calls for action the expressing school la Is taking the place ot of the tha repressing and listening school the classroom is becoming com an open forum a studio ot of selling expression a place ot of mental growth the modern concepts ol of education aro are personal experimentation experiment atia n individual investigation critical discussion and creative self expression the pupil really learns only as all he be Is 1 able to assimilate the now naw meanings of facts and principles with his previous pro v tons experiences perien per lences ces activities therefore constitute the tha pivotal force around which are grouped the now naw factors in education the primary responsibility ot of the teacher la Is to furnish a constant stream of activities which will afford the stimulating age to mental growth gr O fth education la Is a process of experiencing and the program Tain of tho institute is so BO arranged ats an to give the greatest opportunity to gain by such experience through this we ve develop the tha art ot of thinking thinking has been described ep the ability to handle bandle experience and to bring it to belt on a problem effective khinki thinking n 9 arises arise when we we are presented ted with the tha choice ot of condace cond act our previous experiences bome bacome as ir ws marshal them and was brint them to bear upon the matter ot of our the students in tai american ineal 1 tute into of ranking banking by reason of the tact fact that they continue to to go on about their employment la in abl abla taking the ba anlu courses course hays in an opportunity to comilue ittin lag a oUe wallitz tax aud action alb |