| Show education di 0 principals consider plan tor for sevier district schools A plan for teaching character education in the sevier district schools in accordance with provisions of an act of the 1939 legislature was discussed by principals of all schools of the district at a meeting held saturday inthe in the office of the board of education superintendent A J ashman was in charge A six point plan was adopted for the present to include the following first every teacher and principal in the district shall read and become familiar with the contents of the bulletin on character education recently released from the office of the state superintendent second time shall be taken in faculty meetings for a report and a discussion on material in the bulletin third each teacher shall select some particular thing that he can do in his class room which will give emphasis to character education suggestions in the bulletin include emphasis on accuracy neatness cooperation fair play promptness taking responsibility learning to evaluate ones own work courtesy care of school property and a score of others fourth each teacher is to report to the principal or in faculty meeting what he tries out and what success he achieves fifth each faculty is to select something the entire school can do toward character building sixth each principal is to report at the next principals meeting in october his progress with this plan improvement of the school record system was also discussed each elementary teacher now has a metal file in which permanent record cards of pupils are kept information as to habits likes arici and dislikes strong points and weak points of every student are to be noted by the teachers and placed in individual files which may be used in parent interviews and from which the teacher may at the end of the year transfer to the permanent record card any information that might be helpful to a teacher in understanding and guiding the pupil the following year the matter of a beet vacation was discussed and principals did not favor closing elementary schools even though it might be necessary to close high schools school sor or I 1 unior junior high schools this problem however has not yet come before the board of education |
