ERIC ED392560: Teaching in Rural Schools.
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- Title
- ERIC ED392560: Teaching in Rural Schools.
- Publication year listed
- 1917
- Format
- Public domain eBook
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About this book
ERIC ED392560: Teaching in Rural Schools.
Author: ERIC
Year: 1917
Published in 1917, this book overviews rural schooling during the early 1900s and was written to address the problems of rural teaching and to serve as an introductory guide for rural teachers. Specifically, the book aimed to bring attention to the needs of rural life and the possible contributions of the rural school, to describe effective educational practices, and to overview educational theory and principles. The first section of the book provides an introduction to rural schooling and rural life and addresses types of rural schools and their functions. Other chapters in this section cover preparation of rural school teachers, organization and management of the rural school, child development, and general principles of teaching and discipline. The second section addresses specific methods for teaching elementary school subjects including reading and literature, English, spelling, penmanship, history and civics, geography, arithmetic, elementary science and agriculture, physiology, hygiene and sanitation, and arts and crafts. Emphasis is placed on the importance of grounding students in the fundamentals of reading, spelling, writing, and arithmetic along with the values of self-