Show STUDENT LIFE neglected in the first part but are still being neglected in many of No one will our communities question that a child loves to sing to tell little stories in his crude yet interesting way with word and He gesture or pencil and paper to likes to give expression thoughts that make him happy and by this expression his joy is Studies which develop increased these activities says Dr John Dewey increase joy in work de velop clear images and give play and velopment to the active emotions What is life without joy “Man is that he may have joy” and it is these activities moie than any others which bring joy into our lives Then again clear images are necessary to clear thought and the active emotions are necessary as the propelling forces of all interest which is the key to success Can we afford to ignore those studies which play so vital a part in our lives? Far better it seems to me to have a being with a lively interest in things about him and a power to appreciate and enjoy beauty in its various forms than one who is a scholar but lacks in his power to take active interest in life and enjoy it It is the cld contention scholasticism versus living it is the Pharisee against Christ The third is already being em 103 phasized in the form of nature study and science and it is not my purpose to go into details on this subject only cne thing should be borne in mind — that science is more a habit of investigation than a body of facts 1 he fourth is manifest in the desire to conquer to master the materials one comes into contact with This phase of the child’ s nature has also been overlooked in our education of the past It involves those activities of the child which are manifest in its home life It desires to take materials like wood for a boy or clothing for a girl and make it conform to their notions subjecting it to their will Under this list come most of those studies which are systematizing of the activities of children already started at home These subjects alltend to educate the mind through the hand and may therefore be It inclassed as manual training volves not only manual training in the usual sense but cooking needle work and the various applied arts If we take awray or prevent these activities in school we isolate the child from his home life and make his school life not a process of better living which it should be The fifth set of activities manifest in connection with num- - |