Moses Scuoots Hawoeoox Edited by "Trevor Blewitt, With an Introduction by Amabel Williams.
Gollanez, London. 8/-.
To the reader who is interested in the length to. which modern educational thought is prepared put into practice its conclusions this book Will be of absorbing interest; the practical parent who goes io it in the hope of comparing the respective merits of different types of school may not receive all the assistance he looks for in his choice, but he will garner amp! food for. thought.
"The "Modern Schools Handbool consists of essays by the Headmaster and Headmistress in each ease of twenty-one British experlmental schools. The schools select ed are all of the ultra modern type fand there is considerable unanimity amongst the various Heads in subserfbing to the modern theory of greater freedom for the child during. the years: of swift development. More" freedom; less repression; fewer rewards; no punishments; these are" the slogans, and the following "quotation is illustrative of the attitude.edopted in varying Gegrees "by the writers of these faith. We scheat Where a child can follow his Taner nature, if ho. wants to. lear, have teachers who can astist him: Ie'ne wants to play all day, he rust be allowed to. it he wants to sweat 'That eis own business, is' interesting to note that a rule against swearing in the streets wes subsequently introduced into {his scheat on the proposal of a girl of eleven and on the ground. that The townspeople don't yet. know hat swearing Goesn't matter"
'To achieve the objects in view tt would" seem to be necessary for the school to be situated on a coun uy estate and' to have iis own farm of one hundred acres. Useful les-fon in Biology and nature study gan thus be imparted under. ideal conditions. "The "School should "be fenborately equipped with laboratory Jes and. subject rooms, the number of pupils should not." exceed two hundred and there must be a large shaft so that classes may be. Small fand_ the pupils receive ample dividual attention, A" considerable degree. of selt-government fs. ade [Yoested and' in some eases there are Practically morules except those Tid. down by the schoo! Parliament, Baucation has been in the. past entirely on the. wrong lines and the of, Feoresion, "punhment the minetemnth century engendered hate in the childs" mind, was directly responsible for the' world war and' for all' those. other "evils Which "have arisen from excess Competition 'The whole parapher-alia of marks and form order® has go by the board and make way {fora system that at" every" tum Hivin encourage go-operation and mutual assistance, "The new. educa Hon. wi render' the modern child {uly "sodaly ware shall cease and shall ive henceforth "in peace and harmony; excessive competition rud fte attendant evils shall cease, high. philosophy and, if. only because its advocates have enormous faith in their own. methods and Considerable, unanimity as to their application, their thoughts are worth "Aah philosophy! Can the goal
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