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School Efficiency Monographs
The Reconstructed School
by
Francis B. Pearson
Superintendent of Public Instruction for Ohio
Author of
- The Evolution of the Teacher
- The High School Problem
- Reveries of a Schoolmaster
- and The Vitalized School
World Book Company
1921
Preface
In our school processes there are many constants which havegeneral recognition as such by thoughtful people. On the otherhand, there are many variables which should be subjected to closescrutiny to the end that they may be made to yield forth thelargest possible returns upon the investment of time and effort.These phases of school procedure constitute the real problem in thework of reconstruction, and the following pages represent an effortto point the way toward larger and better results in the realm ofthese variables. In general, the aims and purposes of the workerdetermine the quality of the work done. If, therefore, this volumesucceeds in stimulating teachers to elevate the goals of theirendeavors, it will have accomplished its purpose.—F.B.P.
Contents
Chapter
- A Preliminary Survey of the TaskBefore the School
- The Past as Related to thePresent
- The Future as Related to thePresent
- Integrity
- Appreciation
- Aspiration
- Initiative
- Imagination
- Reverence
- Sense of Responsibility
- Loyalty
- Democracy
- Serenity
- Life
- Index
The Reconstructed School
Chapter One
A Preliminary Survey of the Task Before the School
When people come to think alike, they tend to act alike; unisonin thinking begets unison in action. It is often said that the manand wife who have spent years together have grown to resemble eachother; but the resemblance is probably in actions rather than inlooks; the fact is that they have had common goals of thinkingthroughout the many years they have lived together and so have cometo act in unison. The wise teacher often adjusts difficultsituations in her school by inducing the pupils to think toward acommon goal. In their zeal for a common enterprise the childrenforget their differen