The Development of the Teaching of History, Civics, and Current Events in Philippine Schools |
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Page 41 - The aim of community civics is to help the child to know his community — not merely a lot of facts about it, but the meaning of his community life, what it does for him and how it does it, what the community has a right to expect from him, and how he may fulfill his obligation, meanwhile cultivating in him the essential qualities and habits of good citizenship.
Page 37 - In this manner the National Education Association, the American Historical Association, and the American Political Science Association have exerted tremendous influence on the social studies curriculum.
Page 40 - ... TEACHING COMMUNITY CIVICS. I. WHO IS THE GOOD CITIZEN? The good citizen may be defined as a person who habitually conducts himself with proper regard for the welfare of the communities of which he is a member, and who is active and intelligent in his cooperation with his fellow members to that end. The welfare both of the individual and of the community depends upon various factors, such as health, education, recreation, civic beauty, wealth, communication, transportation. In order to secure...
Page 41 - ... knowledge of social agencies, and good judgment as to those means and methods that will promote one social end without at the same time defeating other social ends. Furthermore, he must have the point of view that progress is essential in order that he may do as well by civilization as did his fathers before him. Every community also needs citizens who possess a large measure of social initiative and the power of leadership.
Page 41 - The social study to which the name "community civics" has been applied is well denned or described in Civic Education Circular No. 1, issued by the United States Bureau of Education: The aim of community civics is to help the child to know his community — not merely a lot of facts about it, but the meaning of his community life, what it does for him and how it does it, what the community has a right to expect from him, and how he may fulfill his obligation, meanwhile cultivating...
Page 36 - The class will be organized successively into a municipal council, a provincial board, and a legislative assembly.
Page 4 - This wark is intended to furnish the material for an elementary course in Philippine history for Filipino students. Although written for children, the work will be found to present most of the leading events and principles of the history of the Philippines. The writer is in sympathy With Prof. Channing, of Harvard University, who says, 'The study of the history of one's own country i& a serious matter, and should be entered upon by the textbook writer in a serious spirit, even to a grreater extent...
Page 4 - This book is an introduction to the study , of Philippine history. It is a brief account of the important events in Philippine history arranged with a view to giving pupils in the intermediate school a basic knowledge of the history of their own country...
Page 5 - Filipino people../' through political, social, and religious changes of the utmost historical significance. Most Filipino young people will read, probably, only one or two works on the history of the Philippines. It is, therefore, thought...
Page 69 - ... Central Powers; Triple Alliance; Triple Entente; "Kultur"; "a scrap of paper"; "frightfulness." (b) Tell about one important war event of the last month. III. (a) Locate four regions where opposing armies in this war are fighting, and tell what nations are represented in each region. (6) Name three great battles of the war. (c) Name three great commanding generals and tell the nationality of the army which each commands. IV. (a) Describe the work of the Red Cross in the war, or Discuss the reasons...