Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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122 Social Sciences lead to understanding

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American History, being a re- quired course, often gave teachers the problem of teaching unwilling students. When the teacher made historic figures come to life and presented them simply, most were won over. The problem was making the dead come alive, but coaches seem to have a knack for it. Half the battle is gone when wars are studied, for boys find their niche at this point. Girls have to find theirs elsewhere in the distinguished past figures or the teacher. Boys naturally are going to fall for the shady characters, the adventures, and the wars. It may seem tedious to study the past for the present, but to get the country involved it's needed. Whether it be knowing of consti- tutional rights or past mistakes, many dates, names and places seem to float in the mind, but much was retained to create a continuous story of our country's past to build on. If the mind wasn't made for remembering, it could make up for it with extra re- ports, current event facts, or High School Bowl points. The course had a place for everyone - either to learn, enter- tain the class, or catch uponslecp. While at the time of frantic note- taking the use couldn't be seen, later the importance will show of knowing this country we live in. OPPOSITE ABOVE: Mrs. O’Malley and Debbie Bryant compare engage- ment rings. ABOVE: Mr. Lambert casts a shady glance. LEFT: Coach Sebastian ana Paula Webber grin and bear it as the day passes on. 121

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People find other people interest- ing. For some, people-watching makes up their favorite pastime whether they realize it or not. This probably explains why Sociol- ogy Psycho logy course has been so successful. Observing and explain- ing group and individual behavior was what this course dealt with. Terms and long lectures weren't guaranteed to be a blast, but these laid the basics to build on. Ears perked up to facts on families, marriages, and religions around the world. Everyone woke up when a rap session started on something like divorce proceedings or delinquents. The class seemed to be focused on fairness to all whether it was at- titudes toward religions or different races. The second half of the course was Psychology. At this point, books actually had to be cracked and studied to get by. Thesubject went deeper so the course was harder. Now covered was the individual and the reasons for his behavior. It brought more guest speakers and a trip to the Children’s Colony. The whole course gave people a boost to realize that others are cop- ing with the same problems and why. It couldn't help but make these classes more tolerant and un- derstanding of others. More are needed like it. OPPOSITE ABOVE: Mrs. Whatley gets her point across by returning to the basics, one, two, three. ABOVE: Mrs. Broyles stresses at- tentiveness througp example. LEFT; Coach Johnson keeps a sharp eye on future athletes as they per- form in PE class. 123