Georges Township High School - Georgian Yearbook (Uniontown, PA)

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Civics The social work of the school is often limited to training for citizen- ship and citizenship is then interpreted in a narrow sense as meaning the capacity to vote intelligently. A disposition to obey laws and a tendency to enter into the life of a community for its betterment. The student is to be not only a voted and a subject of the laws but he is also to be a member of a family which is the foundation of all govern- ment. He is to be a worker, engaged in some occupation which will be of use to society and will maintain in his own independence and respect. He is to contribute to civilization wherever he may be. Training for this must develop the power of observationQ analysis with respect to what makes a social situation. The chief business of the school is to train for this type of citizenship and is a controlling factor in the development of education today. To do this, civics must be socialized, adapted to fit the needs of the student. Every pupil has an interest of some kind in his physical condition, the wel- fare of his community, and family, these are the reasons that government exists. Civic education is not merely acquiring information about one's com- munity and its governmentj It is a process of growth on the part of the pupil of cultivation the qualities of good citizenship. To cultivate these qualities there must be interest, motive, co-operation, judgment and initia- tive on the part of the student. A child that is learning to walk must walk in order to learn. A student acquiring the qualities of a citizen must live or experience their civics in the school community and as far as pose sible in the community outside of school. ' -A. A. HAINES. 72