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Show L UmARil Schools ' By DR. DARYLJ. McCARTY j A Utah law says that public schools "shall so arrange :.c;. and present their instruction, guidance and plans for ""' pupil and student thinking, discussion, decision and ac-:CJ ac-:CJ tivity as shall give special emphasis to.. .the dignity and - -necessityof honest labor..." j " . '"V PARENTS CAN help educators to do this, and I offer the g . following suggestions on the subject: S Tell your sons and daughters that they should reconcile j ,6 ., themselves to accomplish something they probably don't b'rv want to do. Once they reach this point, they're ready to ! is I work. SECOND, PERSUADE them to adopt the attitude that : they're going to do the job well. Should Drew feel good t ' about mowing the lawn if he didn't sweep the clippings off ;i, the sidewalk? j Help your child learn from the mistakes he or she will 03E inevitably make on the job. If half of Julie's garden j doesn't get irrigated because she didn't level the soil, ask , , f"'j- how she will correct the problem. 2r-v- Q-': PROVIDE opportunities for the children to work. If Dad I - is chopping firewood while young Larry is reading comic books, maybe something's wrong, a - Work with your children in developing their attitudes about work. When they say they'd never work at "7. : something like bricklaying, tell them about how a sports ."v hero washed dishes to earn his college tuition. 5 q LET THEM know there's dignity in all honest work. Tell ! ""' them, as John Gardner said, the nation which honors its 5 A ; .philosophers more than its plumbers will have leaky pipes and philosophy. Never brag about "how soft I have it at work." That l1 b, kind of statement may lead your children to the ! jgj" erroneous idea that the happiest work they can get is the easiest. i WHATEVER YOU do, give your children the oppor- : ,. . ..- tnnity to see you demonstrate your belief in the dignity and appreciation for the necessity of honest labor. r - |
