Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-20 | Page 13 | Children Get New Champion on Home Work

CHILDREN GET NEW CHAMPION i ON HOME WORK t I i i- i New Nev York Educator f Assails Tasks for Lr Evening Convinced that school children as u well as adult citizens of ot the United States needed a new deal Dr Hazel M. M Cushing Gushing nationally known authority on child guidance and parent education said Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day that homework causes many youngsters to become nervous Wrecks Dr Cushing Gushing of ot New York City h has 5 a Ph D. D degree in child guidAnce guid guid- guidance ance nce from Columbia university and andIs andIs Is b in Salt Lake Sity to conduct conduct-a a erics of ot educational lectures under the auspices of ot the Utah Congress o of Parents and Teachers Homework Dr Cushing Gushing said Is Js in bad repute I have often wondered why the school could not efficiently do a days day's work in a ada day da- daIn In her opinion if it the present chool systems were adjusted the problem of oC homework would not be controversial Students she added working under tinder the teachers teacher's systematic supervision supervision supervision su su- su- su and skillful guidance in inthe inthe inthe the class would accomplish more than If it they were assigned additional additional additional addi addi- outside preparations Calls Call Method Outdated The new trend in education she laid is to make the pupil eager and more intelligent through supervised class discussions Through this plan each cach students student's contribution would be of a cooperative effort to Intelligently visualize the studied subject Dr C Gushing Cushing shing said she agreed with the views of oC Dr Robert Maynard aynard Hutchins president resident of oC the University Uni cr lity sity of Chi Chicago ago who classed homework homework homework home home- work as an antiquated I ment i r Today in Am America rica she pointed out there is a noticeable trend t toward ward a regeneration of school in In- In Iam convinced that public public pub pub- lic lie school children as well as adult citizens of ot the United States need needa i. i new deal dea Motion Mollon pictures newspapers magazines magazines magazines mag mag- and tamil family discussions are some some of ot the factors which today assist the younger person In forming forming forming form form- ing a newer conception of oC human relations Points Social Trend A WA business mans man's hours of ot employment employment employment em em- the laborers laborer's hours of toil are limited and are measured carefully she added Those persons persons persons per per- sons are are free to enjoy evenings of ot recreation But the school child whose resistance to fatigue is partly partly partly part part- ly developed is compelled to sit up far into the night trying with strained e eyes es overwrought nerves and tired brains to complete the prescribed homework No wonder so 30 man many young oung persons persons- have become nervous wrecks Dr Gushing Cushing believes that in junIor junior jun jun- br and senior high schools homework homework home work is not very serious Concentrated Concentrated Concentrated Concen Concen- efforts in projects done by bythe bythe bythe the students In class under supervision supervision super super- vision tends to lessen any out out-of- school work College students if It they are mentally developed and can grasp the gist of oC class lectures do not h have ve to resort to burning S midnight oil j She further advocates that school methods be remodeled so the students students stu stu- dents will have normal business hours after school and the rest of the day for tor recreation I