TEACHER-PUPIL RELATIONS

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28321, 5 July 1957, Page 13

TEACHER-PUPIL RELATIONS

Emphasis On Child As Individual

The relationship between teacher and pupil had an important influence on how vital and lasting was the learning taking place in a classroom. Hence schools today placed emphasis on treating children as individuals rather than as a class composed of 50 children all of identical capacity, said Mr J. S. Allan in a talk on schools to the homemaker course at Lincoln yesterday. Schools tried to begin most learning experiences from a basis of interest, mainly because such a beginning ensured a greater application of energy, depth and vividness of understanding, he said.

The schools try to develop both co-operation and independence. In a conference-minded world, which begins to show some preference for sensible talking-out of problem® rather than sudden ungoverned assault, children will need to practise the slowlydeveloped skills of co-operative endeavour. On such endeavour the success of any democratic society ‘depends,’’ said Mr Allan.