Tivy High School - Antler Yearbook (Kerrville, TX)

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.I ..?' at sf' Practical Skills Give Opporfunify For Fufure Experience, Training Commercial Education plays an important part in helping to prepare students for a future in the business world. Students are taught practical skills which can later be used in actual job experience. In Typing I, basic techniques such as typing letters, bul- letins, and outlines are learned. Second year typing provides an opportunity for the more interested students to work in situations dealing with specific job problems. Business law students delt with all types of legal documents and policies while bookkeeping stu- dents balanced accounts of the ANT- LER staff. Those who took shorthand interpted squiggly lines and learned to take dictation. All these classes are designed to help students learn a skill which will benefit them later in se- curing jobs. VOE students learn to operate adding mac- hines among other office equipment. Timed writing exercises help Typing II students to improve their techniques. Commercial Education 19

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At times, even Typing l instructor, Delbert Spencer must resort to using the blackboard to clarify directions. Preston Chambliss offers a student advice on a complicated record-keeping problem. 18 Commercial Education One of the most important habits required in typing, is that of keeping one's eyes on the printed copy. Wcgmmu, ,,,. ,. ww in L -, . 1 we f- . :www ,ff

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lndividual Instruction Combine Praclicality With Creative Talent The special education department provided the individual with careful training, geared for particular learning speeds. The focus was on the indivi- dual rather than the group. Students gained basic knowledge in math, his- tory, English, and geography while also expressing individual creative ta- lents. Crocheting, macrame, painting, and decoupage were among the craft projects accomplished. Special edu- cation was unique in allowing the talents of all to be channeled into creativity. Cooking, sewing, and typing were practical skill acquired which could benefit the student later in life. By attention to the individual being stressed, students were able to learn and pursue their own interests. One of many projects completed this year was the handweaving of rugs. Students work in small groups while cooking to provide help for individuals 20 Special Education