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Title: The Reconstructed School

Author: Francis B. Pearson

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Language: English

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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 have general
recognition as such by thoughtful people. On the other hand, there are
many variables which should be subjected to close scrutiny to the end that
they may be made to yield forth the largest possible returns upon the
investment of time and effort. These phases of school procedure constitute
the real problem in the work of reconstruction, and the following pages
represent an effort to point the way toward larger and better results in
the realm of these variables. In general, the aims and purposes of the
worker determine the quality of the work done. If, therefore, this volume
succeeds in stimulating teachers to elevate the goals of their endeavors,
it will have accomplished its purpose.--F.B.P.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE TASK BEFORE THE SCHOOL
II. THE PAST AS RELATED TO THE PRESENT
III. THE FUTURE AS RELATED TO THE PRESENT
IV. INTEGRITY
V. APPRECIATION
VI. ASPIRATION
VII. INITIATIVE
VIII. IMAGINATION
IX. REVERENCE
X. SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
XI. LOYALTY
XII. DEMOCRACY
XIII. SERENITY
XIV. 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; unison in
thinking begets unison in action. It is often said that the man and wife