Show EDUCATION FOR THE HOME study of home relationships as an essential part of education is is the only cure for the divorce evil according to rr B R andrews in a bulletin on education for the home just issued by the united states bureau of education in the making and the conduct of a home mans responsibility is equal to womans comans according to dr andrews As we have lately been emphasizing womans comans responsibility for municipal and civic matters he says so we may urge that men become more conscious of the home and their relation to it it takes two to start a home and the child has a father as well as a mother the basis of appreciation of the home is laid in the kindergarten household arts will henceforth be taught in the elementary schools in a general way while practical training in domestic science will be given to girls gi als whose education is to end with the elementary school practically all the state normal schools have organized household arts departments according c to dr andrews of the colleges and universities over have definite courses of instruction st in home economics A number of government agencies including the home education division of the bureau of education the childrens bureau the public health service and the department of agriculture are all according to this bulletin engaged in re enforcing the home and the school in social betterment the child is school minded says dr andrews for this reason the child can be reached through the school the school can help the home by re enforcing the he natural interest of the child in in the home by imparting knowledge necessary for sharing in home activities and by affording some practice in them among the plans for connecting the home and the school that of giving credit at school for housework done at home is becoming widespread w ide spread the application of this idea is seen in what is known as the crete plan it has been in successful operation for 10 years in crete bebr and has been adopted in 50 or more high schools in that state in the neighboring ones this plan secures the cooperation of women able and willing to teach cooking of some given article As many as 20 articles included in the course girls thereby see the in terion of many good homes and gain impressions of good housekeeping girls become interested in cooking with the he result that they are often found in the kitchen when their mothers entertain in the parlor the plan has been said to be the most democratic form of cooperation and the best method of yet discovered |