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Show What Is It? The Missouri Method Mat'I HdlycatioEB Leader Says '3 KY Priority Editors Note: The problem of dition to the four basic subjects): words as means of expressing ful. And this policy is designed education from the preschool level through college has been receiving a maximum of exam nation throughout Utah during the past few months. The following article by Dr. George S. Benson, director of the Education program. Searcy, Ark is an example of what is being done in other states for the furtherance of better school programs. National The Springfield (Mo.) public school program, with its emphasis on education for American citizenship, utilizes the best of the new and the best of the old methods and techniques of teaching. The fundamental tools of learning reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic form the basis for the entire educational pro- gram. They are given highest prior ity. Spreading out from this basic foundation are the subjects de d signed to develop Individual citizens, intelligent and capable. well-rounde- The curriculum extending from elementary grades through includes (in ad- high school Redwood Auto Sales Language, ideas. Phonetic analysis or phonPatriotism, ics is taught as one method. The Geography, History, The Arts, use of the dictionary is taught Education, as another method of pronounScience; Physical Health and Safety; Moral and cing words as well as a way of learning proper meanings. Other Spiritual Values. means include teaching pupils to Since I began this series of notice beginning and ending columns on the Springfield pro- sounds, prefixes, suffixes, words gram, after having participated within words, and clues from the jn Bprlngfields education con-of context of the sentence. vocation last month, a number Discipline Important persons have written to inquire And here are some other items about the methods used in teachof interest from Springfields certain subjects. ing program. DISCIPLINE: (The Reading Taught Spring- schools to field teach reseek) the Heres what printed pro- spect for proper authority whethgram says about the teaching of er embodied in a person, in a Reading . in the Springfield group, or in regulations, with Basic textbooks are recognition that proper authority schools: used during time set aside each is a necessary and reasonable To day specifically for reading in- factor in group living struction. Supplementary text- develop the ability to exercise books and other materials pro- freedom wisely and to know that vide opportunities for practice. there is no freedom from conGuidance is given in application sequences of ones actions. of reading skills to the study of HOME WORK: Home work is other subjects. assigned at any grade level to aid pupils in making up work Sihce there is considerable na- missed or work in which additional discussion on how reading tional practice not requiring the should be taught, the following teachers direction will be help from' the Springfield program will be of interest: A planned program leads pupils to use many ways of recognizing printed Written Oral and Grammar, Civics, ... HATCH PRODUCE COMPANY and Salvage e. Achievement Stressed PROMOTION: The child is re- tained in the same grade in the elementary school when in the judgement of the teach, principal, and parent, retention will improve the pupils opportunity for further learning. At the high school level pupils are passed or failed in terms of their achievement in individual subjects. REPORT TO PARENTS: In of each the American way life person is recognized as an individual and is judged and regarded for his own efforts and achievements. The emphasis in reporting is on the individual and his potentialities rather than on conformity to an arbitrary standard for the masses. Pupils compete with themselves - and each other as in real life situations. TOlP BALLOON? Something for the nations defense?' Not this 80 inch bubble. It represents a step in modern chemistry which transforms common raw materials such as brine and petroleum into garan a plastic film ultimately reaching consumers as versatile food wrapping early and continued guidance is selection of subjects given needed for college preparation. 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