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Show At - -l i J. V ,K El ! Ji, mm if"! l '.I.;ii!i'''i I'11 Hi':J I " 'i!'l!' il h'l'l '' 'i '' "j ' 1 1 1 1 ' , '' '' i"1': 'V:- ij!' ,i 1 'J I ,i i H'Mtii!,1; liM'-u,. :' ft; iir w L txr?Yit DR. RALPH HICKS PR. HAROLD HANDLEY DR. REHO THORUM Education students hear innovation discussions i "Every student learns in his own way, at his own pace and in keeping with his own interests in-terests and talents, and on the basis of his own background of experience," Dr. Harold Handley, director of Secondary Second-ary Education in the Granite Scnool District, told education students and guests at Southern South-ern Utah State College March 5th. Dr. Handley, Dr. Reho Thorum, specialist in the junior high area, and Dr. Ralph Hicks, director of Elementary Ele-mentary Education, both also from Granite District, spoke to members of the college Student Stu-dent Education Association and guests on the theme of "Innovations in School Pro-Students Pro-Students Preparing to Teach." Dr. Thorum told the group that "There is a need to form a separate district educational structure and adjust the program pro-gram to the needs of the students stu-dents rather than have the students adjust to the pro- gram regardless of what their particular or unique needs may be." Dr. Ricks pointed out that "Cedar City and other schools have led the way in terms of trying to individualize in st-i st-i ruction." j All of the guest speakers emphasized the desirability of fostering self motivation in students and of giving them ' ample opportunites to create their own learning experiences. exper-iences. Some of the specific innovations innova-tions that were discussed include in-clude the teaching of reading of four and five-year-olds, the use of computers, and "talking" "talk-ing" books. |