Young American Readers

Our Town and Civic Duty

In these vital tasks of acquiring a broader view of human possibilities the common school must have a large part. I urge that teachers and other school officers increase materially the time and attention devoted to instruction bearing directly on the problems of community and national life.Woodrow Wilson. It will be seen at a glance that Part I of this reader contains material emphasizing the civic virtues of courage, self-control, thrift, perseverance and kindness to animals. Since these virtues are so essential to the good citizen, the lesson periods devoted to the teaching of them are among the most profitable in the course in Civics for the Elementary Grades. In the earlier Young American Reader, Our Home and Personal Duty, the children learned about their dependence upon the people who serve by contributing to their physical needsthe people connected with home life. In this volume, Our Town and Civic Duty, the idea of service is still the dominant note. The work herein differs from that of the earlier volume, however, in that the people who are being studied render a service which is primarily civic. Therefore, in Part II a study is made of public servants, both those who are directly in the employ of the community and those who, although employed by private individuals, are, through contract, engaged in public service. Among these are the policeman, the postman, the fireman, the street cleaner, the garbage collector, and the ash and rubbish collector. In the study of these various people the threefold idea of dependence, interdependence and co-operation through community agencies finds ample illustration. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 55908
Author: Fryer, Jane Eayre
Release Date: Nov 7, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Boyer, Jane Allen , Holloway, Charles