The Vitalized School by Francis B. Pearson
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QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES
1. How may elementary teachers inculcate the principles of true democracy? 2. By what means may public schools assist in the transformation of illiterate foreigners into "intelligent American citizens"? 3. What are some of the weaknesses of democracy which the public school may remedy? the press? public officials? the people? 4. Are such affairs as are described in the beginning of the chapter peculiar to democracies? Why or why not? 5. How may school discipline recognize democratic principles, thereby laying the foundation of respect for law and order by our future citizens? 6. What qualities of citizens are inconsistent with a high level of democracy? 7. Discuss the extent to which the management of the classroom should be democratic. 8. How may the monarchical government of a school fit pupils for a democracy? How may it unfit them? 9. In what ways may the following institutions raise the level of democracy: centralized schools? vocational schools? junior high schools? moonlight schools? evening schools? |
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