Teaching Home Economics (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...them to add this phase of teaching to their efforts for mental, moral, and spiritual uplift in their fields of work. The International Association of Daily Vacation Bible Schools. 90 Bible House, New York City, according to its statement, 1918, " uses idle churches, idle students, idle vacations, to fit idle children for good citizenship." Its field of activity is worldwide. In its program for " making young democracy safe," the following organization is suggested: A typical school. A fully equipped school has four student teachers regularly employed and paid, one man who serves as principal, and three women who have charge respectively of the music, manuals and kindergarten departments. This staff is supplemented, where possible, by volunteers. The term is for six weeks, beginning on the Monday following the Fourth of July. Sessions are held daily except Saturdays and Sundays, the forenoon being devoted to organized school work and the afternoon to supervision of outside games. 4. Orphanages and other institutional homes for girls.--The modern institutional home for girls provides special education in Home Economics. Although it is difficult to provide the home environment, the modern orphanage approaches the home atmosphere through the use of the cottage system instead of the one-building scheme. In the case of one orphanage, twelve girls at a time are given rather intensive training in Home Economics under family conditions by becoming members of a family group under the wise direction and instruction of a house mother who plans and directs their work in the activities of the home. The superintendent of a state home for girls writes: The training in domestic science at the' Home is a sort of community matter. We have a meeting of the staff...