Educating the teacher for the progressive public school

The progressive school is child-centered. It recognizes that learning takes place largely through experiencing; therefore, it provides many opportunities for children to enjoy rich and varied experiences of a wholesome character. In its program, there is a place for both work and play, and the dignity of the former is as highly valued as the joy of the latter. Pupilinitiative is always encouraged, and a premium is placed on creative ability. In this school, there is a balance between freedom and restraint that contributes to the building up in children of habits, attitudes, and ideals of citizenship which enables them to live orderly in a democratic society in peace and harmony with their neighbors. The progressive school emphasizes activity on the part of its pupils. The work of the classroom is the orderly arrangement of the activities in which children are interested. From the manifold interests of children, the teacher selects such activities as the experiences of adults have revealed are of an educative value and worthy of the time of the children during school hours. The progressive school feels its obligation to contribute to the happiness of boys and girls. Its program is so organized that children have many delightful hours doing the things which the environment of the school suggests. It initiates children into the world of beauty. Music, art, nature, and poetry are fields into which they may journey on adventures that will, if properly guided, add to the happiness of boys and girls. The progressive school recognizes that health is a by-product of good habits of correct living and it attempts to inculcate in children these health habits. It is interested in instructing children in citizenship. This involves character education for the good citizen must be an individual of sterling character. This school is conscious that citizenship expresses itself in terms of life and can be acquired only by living through experiences and forming right habits, attitudes, and sentiments while in the plastic state. Tolerance, open-mindedness, good will, and kindly consideration for others are virtues acquired early in life. Children are taught in the progressive

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• Teacher, Tester, Soldier, Spy

  Open Access•Clémentine Beauvais•History of Education Quarterly•2017

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