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Show .r ill : -dM rT . r : ; J f . i HUMAN RELATIONS WORKSHOR Miss Gertrude Noar, teacher teach-er of better techniques for effective teaching explains a point to Superintendent Alma Burton, Principal Calvin Walker of the Central Cen-tral School, and other teachers in a workshop sponsored by th? Alpine School District held October 1 through 5 at Central School. Human Relations Conference Held for Alpine District Teachers by EsteJle Ftenton Miss Gertrude Noar, Educational Education-al Consultant from New York City, organized and directed a Human Relations Workshop Oct. 1 to 5 at Central School in Pleasant Grove. Miss Noar is recognized throughout through-out the nation for her broad experience ex-perience and excellent training in development of better techniques for effective teaching. The excellence excel-lence of her work was first recognized recog-nized by Supt. Alma Burton at the NEA Convention at Portland, Oregon. Later in the summer she conducted a workshop at the Uni- versity of Utah which was attended attend-ed by Supt. Burton and other local educators. At this instance the Core Curriculum was one of her points of emphasis. This type of educational experience has been incorporated in-corporated into our seventh grade program for several years. For this reascn Miss Noar was invited to the Alpine District to help us further improve our teaching teach-ing of English and history in our Core classes in junior high and to give us the benefit of her study and vast experience on other major ma-jor problems directly related to improvement of human relations. She stressed the point that teachers must recognize individual differences in abilities and emotional emo-tional developments and provide for them. Another important observation ob-servation was that "behavior is caused" and that causes must be identified by teachers and consequently conse-quently removed or modified. Positive Pos-itive and satisfying emotional de-development de-development is the most important phase of individual growth. Every person must be allowed to achieve on his own level of interest and ability. Continued failure and defeat de-feat is convincing and destructive. The question of discipline and authority was discussed. Teachers must remain in complete control of the learning situation without being dictatorial and the learning process must proceed in a thoroughly thor-oughly democratic way. This means student participation in planning, research, and final determination de-termination of problem. To successfully implement this plan under our present crowded conditions will be difficult, but the fire of Miss Noar's enthusiasm has excited a positive interest among those people who attended the workshop and many of them have determined to move cautiously but positively in this direction. The above mentioned problems are only a few of the many considered by the workshop. In the forenoons the discussions were participated in by principals, supervisors, and the Superintendent's Superintend-ent's staff. From 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. core teachers, remedial teachers, and guidance and counseling personnel per-sonnel benefited by her instruction. instruc-tion. This was one of the most satisfying satis-fying and profitable in-service training experiences we have had in the district. The plan is to carry car-ry on the discussion of these principles in the faculty meetings of each unit for the benefit of teachers who were not assigned to attend the workshop. The organization organ-ization and execution of this plan becomes the responsibility of the principal of each building. Our schools are doing a very good job, but we are always eager to learn new and more effective ways of improving life situations for our pupils and for the patrons of our community. |
