Show Dr Trump Speaker at Institute Teachers should raise their sights to where the students now are Instead of attempting to educate educate educate edu edu- cate through experiences which are far below the students student's present present present pres pres- ent understanding Dr Lloyd Trump prominent educator from the University of Illinois told Grand county teachers last Mon Mon- day You must recognize and remember remember remember re re- re- re member you are teaching stu stu- i dents who dents who are entirely different than students were five live even two years ago Th These se students are living in an age of uranium airplanes airplanes airplanes air air- planes and super sonic speeds and television Your teaching must be geared to this age It Is indeed a challenge he stated Speaking before the Grand county teachers at their annual Institute meetings preceding the opening of ot school Dr Trump pointed out that the advent of the present age with its nuclear I power its high speed transportation tion and perfected means of communication communication communication com com- along with the results of recent wars which have brought about for independence a and n d among small nations of Europe Asia and Africa have brought new aspects upon the value of education Besides the need for scientIsts scientists scientists and other specialists the people people peo pee pie need to learn how to understand understand under under- stand the people of other countrIes countries countries coun coun- tries and also need to understand ourselves he told the teachers Things we need to teach now are how are we going to work with other nations We need to be taught the attitudes of our allies In order that we might better understand how the colonial ideas of European nations conflict with those of these new governments of Asia Asla and other places Important too are that we Continued on Page 10 Dr Trump Continued from Page I 1 I problems at home What to do about such things as our negro problem our moral problem and communistic activity he sized He pointed out that these problems problems problems lems did face us and that while It might be difficult for our children children children child child- ren to understand these problems we should not underestimate what they know and wonder about themI them I dont don't know teachers of any any level had a greater unity to help children think through these problems teach them how haw to think and how to reach tentative solutions than teachers of today he said Another speaker of the Institute Institute tute Lute Wilbur N N. Ball Director of Secondary Education Utah State Department of Public Instruction told the teachers that It was important Important Im im- to them that they understand understand understand under under- stand learning if they were to do their job Mr Ball Dan discussed such theories of learning as the con con- response and the goald goald- Insight He described learning as the process of examining an idea to see see If it Is possible to believe If If motivation Is strong enough enough enough en en- ough and ability Is present the student will solve his problem and thus learn Mr Ball Dall said Helen M. M Knight superintendent superintend superintend- ent of Grand County schools presided presided pre pre pre- sided at the meeting With Dr Trump and Mr Ball Dall speaking at atthe atthe atthe the morning session Mrs Knight explained various policies and procedures to the teachers at the opening of the afternoon session Particular Instructions needed for forthe forthe forthe the opening in each school were presented by C. C Robert Sund- Sund wall wall principal of the high school and Joseph Allen principal of the Helen M. M Knight school In group session The teachers were guests of the Board of Education during the evening at the city park An outdoor luncheon was served and an official welcome to the teachers teach ers era was given by Howard Balsley Baisley vice president of the Board of Education |