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Show Education Week Set For November 0-14 Citizens Give Views National Education Week has been proclaimed by President Eisenhower as the period of November 8 through 14. "During these days," the President said, "the American people should turn their attention to the schools of the nation. Methods of education edu-cation should be observed and ways of improving our schools should be be considered." In keeping with this request the Pleasant Grove PTA Council under the direction of Mrs. Dar-rel Dar-rel C. Jensen, president, has asked ask-ed students, teachers, representative representa-tive citizens, to express opinions regarding the educational process pro-cess in our local schools. Three of these articles are published herewith and three mora will be published in next week's issue of the Review. A Voters Attitude by Karl N. Butler I believe the teaching profession pro-fession is the most honorable of professions and anyone who contemplates con-templates entering' this field should do well to reflect upon the obligation & responsibility which devolves upon him from the on- ' set. It was the profession of the Master as He dwelt upon the earth, and all who embark therein there-in should feel they are a member mem-ber of His profession. Second only to the parent in responsibility is the teacher into whose oare children" are placed. Less than the best trained for this responsibility to work with these, our children, should not be tolerated. By the same token, those who are competent enough to be a part of this profession "should be compensated on a level commensurate with the demands of the responsibility. The primary duty of parent and teacher is to help develop each child to the full stature of his abilities, and in so doing, instill in-still in him a proper balance of spiritual, moral, social and economic eco-nomic values. This, by no means, is a small order in a world that taxes human endurance to the maximum. It is well to impart facts to the child so he may gain knowledge, but of greater importance im-portance is the duty to teach him to think so he may gain knowledge knowl-edge through his own effort. Each parent and teacher should endeavor to instill within., the child a feeling of respect for each other. Far too often the teacher's stature and influence is reduced in open criticism by the parent in conversation with, or in company com-pany with, the child. Oftimes parents par-ents feel they are defending their own honor by upholding the wrongdoings of their children which may be reported by the teacher. The teacher's influence and ability to do his job are weakened and the child is taught the erroneous philosophy that "might is right" also that he can shirk responsibility for his own actions. Undoubtedly it would be unwise to attempt to lay down hard and fast rules to govern all situations that may arise in oyr complex society, but this should not give parents and teachers license li-cense to completely abandon rules of .uuct and restraint for .. ("ivi'U'r'en. Parents and teachers should welcome an opportunity to sit down together as a group to discuss everyday problems, then agree on certain rules to govern the actions and practices among the children. , Through all the associations and activities with ohildren, parents par-ents and teachers should help them by precept and example to realize that this life is purposeful; purpose-ful; that they receive only what they have built when it is thru; that life is eternal, and the true values are those whioh can accompany ac-company them into another sphere of aotivity; that personal morals cannot be compromised without weakening the innerself and introducing decay into the structure of our society and the nation; 'that work is a blessing and there can be no 'happiness without it; that the practice of "something for nothing" philos-( philos-( Continued on page 6) Education Week (Continued from .page 1) ophy will destroy human liberty and freedom; that study and training are necessary to prepare for future scientific and social responsibility; and that all great accomplishments hinge upon the small and important practices of everyday living: courtesy, dependability, depen-dability, honesty, steadfastness, unselfishness, consideration, and love for one another. Parents and teachers, the challenge chal-lenge is with us each day; let us rise to meet it. Our children are worth it for us, for them, for our time, and for time to come. Is Modern Education Good Enough ? by David Wilding PGHS Is modern education good enough for what? This is an important im-portant question which may enter en-ter the minds of many. The answer ans-wer to this question is: is the educational system good enough for the young people who are preparing pre-paring to meet the modern, changing chan-ging world? In days gone by an education, much less complicated and elaborate could very well have been sufficient to prepare us for a world with a lower degree de-gree of learning and civilization. For an example, today the field of electronics is a widely studied subjoct, while a few years back it was an unheard of study. Teachers, Tea-chers, equipment 'and a konwl-edge konwl-edge of the subject are needed and used today. Surely in the past as well as at the present there is some shortage of teachers and equipment. equip-ment. This is caused by the school budget, which if raised, would increase the number and quality of teachers and equipment equip-ment alike. But on the other hand I feel that the shortage situation isn't as bad as many try to make it look, because there is a great deal of opportunity in the system we now have. Some may say the schools aren't as strict as they should be. I say that this is the only kind of a system to have under this type of free government. govern-ment. This system gives the student stu-dent the freedom to choose the extent of his education. The student stu-dent can go as far and beyond as they want to by outside study. However, in some cases the classes clas-ses could go further into the study of a particular subject. In conclusion I feel that our American system of education has the ability to prepare us for the advanced world confronting us after schooling. The People Next Door by Mrs. Ray Mills (Mrs. Mills was born and raised in England & attended school there. We especially wanted to get her reaction to our educational program.) Having worked in the school lunch program I have had the opportunity of observing our school system here in the Alpine School District. I believe that we have a very fine school system and in most cases the teachers are of the very highest type. If I were to make any suggestions sug-gestions I would allow the teachers teach-ers more freedom in administering administer-ing discipline to the students, and would supervise very closely close-ly the initiations into clubs. Also where the iteachers are all local residents I would he very careful care-ful in discussing teachers in the presence of the students in the home. I believe that the school system is very fine and that they are doing do-ing a very fine job of teaching the youth of today. |