New Ideals in Rural Schools

6. Advantage of the rural school in this field74 (#x2_x_2_i55)

7. The social basis of geography75 (#x2_x_2_i56)

8. Application of geography and nature study to the farm75 (#x2_x_2_i56)

9. Hygiene and health76 (#x2_x_2_i59)

10. Criticism of older concept of physiology for the elementary school76 (#x2_x_2_i59)

11. Content of practical course in hygiene77 (#x2_x_2_i61)

12. Application of hygiene to the child's health and growth77 (#x2_x_2_i61)

13. Agriculture78 (#x2_x_2_i63)

14. Adaptability to the rural elementary school78 (#x2_x_2_i63)

15. Content of the elementary course in agriculture79 (#x2_x_2_i66)

16. Relation to farm life79 (#x2_x_2_i66)

17. Domestic science and manual training79 (#x2_x_2_i66)

18. Place in elementary rural school80 (#x2_x_2_i68)

19. What can be taught80 (#x2_x_2_i68)

20. Its practical application80 (#x2_x_2_i68)

21. Music and art81 (#x2_x_2_i71)

22. Necessity in a well-balanced curriculum81 (#x2_x_2_i71)

23. Appreciation rather than criticism the aim81 (#x2_x_2_i71)

24. Physical training81 (#x2_x_2_i71)

25. Need of physical training of rural children82 (#x2_x_2_i73)

26. Rural school athletics82 (#x2_x_2_i73)

The Rural High School Curriculum

1. Rural high schools not yet common83 (#x2_x_2_i78)

2. The functions of the rural high school84 (#x2_x_2_i79)

3. English in the rural high school84 (#x2_x_2_i79)

4. Its aim85 (#x2_x_2_i82)

5. Points of difference from present high school course86 (#x2_x_2_i83)

6. Social science to have an applied trend86 (#x2_x_2_i83)

7. The material sciences as related to the problems of the farm87 (#x2_x_2_i86)

8. Manual training and domestic science89 (#x2_x_2_i91)

9. A modified course in high school mathematics89 (#x2_x_2_i91)

10. Foreign language not to occupy an important place90 (#x2_x_2_i93)

11. The high school course to include music and art90 (#x2_x_2_i93)

IV. THE TEACHING OF THE RURAL SCHOOL

The Importance of Teaching

1. Teaching the fundamental purpose of the school92 (#x3_pgepubid00030)

2. The child and the subject-matter92 (#x3_pgepubid00030)

3. The teacher as an intermediary between child and subject-matter93 (#x3_x_3_i7)

4. Hence the teacher must know the nature of the child94 (#x3_x_3_i9)

5. The teacher must know the subject-matter of education95 (#x3_x_3_i11)

6. Failure to measure up to this requirement97 (#x3_x_3_i15)

Teaching in the Rural School

1. The degree of training of rural teachers in the subject-matter98 (#x3_x_3_i19)

2. Present lack of professional training100 (#x3_x_3_i22)

3. The effects of inexperience101 (#x3_x_3_i24)

4. Short tenure of service in rural schools102 (#x3_x_3_i25)

5. Level of teaching efficiency low103 (#x3_x_3_i27)

6. Improvement through consolidated schools104 (#x3_x_3_i29)

The Training of Rural Teachers

1. Inexperienced and untrained teachers begin in the rural schools105 (#x3_x_3_i31)