Indian Hills Middle School - Warrior Yearbook (Prairie Village, KS)

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MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY Genealog 8. Local Histo Branch ADMINISTRATION ?.?.I.'.Z'..'2f.?l?li3.....rGE nlmnjllnijjngljjxuljn ljnujllvn The story of the organization and development of the program for the junior high schools in the Shawnee-Mission District is some- what unique in the annals of American education. Two years before the schools were opened, a group of teachers working under the direc- tion of the School of Education, University of Kansas, began a study of junior high school problems. At the conclusion of the session, a work- shop of teachers and principals outlined and developed a program intended to arouse the intellectual interest of pupils and designed to stimulate academic ambitions. Most Shawnee-Mission high school pupils plan to attend college. Successes are conditioned by the kind and amount of preparation. People who have been trained to work and think independently have an advantage over those whose activities must be directed. Most people enjoy their work better when the motivation stems from personal desires. Some of the objectives of the Shawnee-Mission junior high school program are: 1 To help youth develop understanding of himself and the society in which he lives. 2. To help youth establish a satisfactory system of values that is consistent with our American idealism. 3. To help youth accept responsibilities as a member of his own group. 4 To develop in youth basic skills necessary for living in a complex society. 5. To help youth understand and practice democratic living. 6. To help youth develop good work habits. 7 To help youth develophabits for safe and healthful living. ' able facts in the solution of problems. 9. To help youth pursue his special interests and develop his peculiar aptitudes. Understanding is the basis for cooperation. People oppose DR. HOWARD D. ,Mc EACHEN that which they do not understand but usually are enthusiastic Superintendent of Schools once the full importance of a problem is understood. Howard D. McEachen Superintendent of Schools BOARD OF EDUCATION L f ' - ' . . e t to Rlght' Elslialglvlv-TG3ffTft.VSCCr6tary, Howard D. McEachen, Superintendentg Kenneth P. Rankin, Y . urre , ice President: Charles A. Long, President: Roy E. Welch, 'I'reasui-er, 8. To encourage youth to seek, to analyze, and to evaluate all avail-

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DONATED BY CLIFFORD LOVE OCTOBER 2003

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