| Show ilent on school aims and functions agreed upon by a committee of teachers and patrons oi ot the green river schools april 1955 I 1 teaching basic skills a with through understanding of phonics and word composition b student retained in element ary school until reasonable skill is established 9 arithmetic a complete mastry of all fund ament als including fractions and de in elementary b be begin bein in times tables in the th ird and finish in fourth c drill definite assignments explanation and daily correction are necessary id d begin addition and subtraction combinations in 2nd grade 3 communication a writing 1 definite instruction in both printing and writing 2 begin cursive in 3rd gr ade where feasible abt grammar 1 go back to fundamentals reduced to rules 3 taught on all levels c spelling 1 have spelling every day 2 use phonics and oral spelling matches d include oral and written ex of ideas in elementary sch ool as well as secondary school e typing could well be required on junior high school level f shorthand should be available in high school g forgeon languages are re commended 11 II teaching the know how of the modern age I 1 biological and exact sciences on all levels I 1 2 there should be some ampha sis on the nuclear sciences 3 the sciences of animal ae arnal bus bandry and agriculture should be introduced into green river high 4 formal mathematics III passing on the cultural heritage 1 this is fundamentally history 2 should be taught by specific periods of time 3 there should be renewed em on geography especially at the grade level 4 adequate treatment of citizen ship and the mechanics of govern ment especially our own IV the teaching of health 1 health to be taught at all levels 2 there may be a need for ele teachers to formally make health checks every day 3 emphasis should also be on the understanding of hygiene prin cipala and first aid 4 health teaching needs to be va ned ried in approach 5 there is some feeling that the athletic side of the physical aduca tion program is over emphasized V helping youth to learn to live h ve wisely I 1 understanding of the profit sy stem in america 2 preparation for vocations a information on job fields b training towards a job 1 manual arts 2 business 3 mechanics 4 etc 3 wise consuming a home economics b Boo bookkeeping keeping c budgeting d practical mathematics VII the teaching of appreciation of art music literature etc |
