Niles Township High School East - Reflections Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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Bill Ruyle explains the development of a child from embryo to foetus to members of Family Living class. Standing: Allen Teplitz, John Beyer. Seated: Glenn Herriott, John Bobera, Lillian Hoffman, Nancy Ambrose, Carol Anderson, Twila Wells, Suellen Mills, Ed Rosen, Gary Meyers, Beverly Crist, Davida Frishman, Susan Trendel, Barbara Hogun, Bonnie Smith. 29

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NILES RETAINS THE BEST OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION Dr. Rinehart believes that the modern school must provide a well-balanced curriculum and that the in¬ dividual needs of each student should be met. Criticism of the excesses of progressive education, which has permitted the substitution of courses like basket weav¬ ing for the fundamental disciplines, must not result in the abandonment of the basically sound tenets of modern education. The stress on individual differences and the insistance on educating the whole child should be retained. At Niles, life adjustment courses include Freshmen Social Studies in which students are helped to understand not only their own capabilities and per¬ sonality traits, but also the society in which they live. At the more mature level, senior students in Family Living are given instruction in such units as marriage and family responsibilities, child development, and in¬ surance. Whereas Family Living helps students to bet¬ ter understand their private world, Sociology helps them to understand the many problems of the rest of the world. Linda Johnson, Ronnie Jaman, John Franks, Nancy Overton, Bill Neumann, and Jaye Miller, students in Freshmen Social Studies class, answer questions pertaining to their personal adjustment after having read and discussed pamphlets on social and voca¬ tional problems. 28

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CURRICULUM MUST RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Despite the current emphasis on homogeneous groupings for the gifted, more courses in mathematics and science, and better academic preparation for college, Niles continues, in the best tradition of modern education, to provide excellent vocational courses for those students who plan to go directly into the working world. Future secretaries, majoring in business education, have the opportunity to study typing, shorthand, and secretarial and clerical practices. Woods, electricity, metals, printing, and auto mechanics are offered to boys who plan to use these skills in future jobs. Future home makers learn how to cook and sew properly in Home Arts Laboratory. All these courses prepare the student for work immediately following graduation. Architectural Drawing students Nancy Ambrose, Roger Stone, and Ann Stem hope that one day they will see homes of their design constructed in the United States.