Toronto Teachers College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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What is a Teacher? Philosophy and Education A teacher is, a paragon of virtue Teaching all that is good. A Teacher is the ultimate authority, But Daddy, my Teacher spells dog With two g's and my teacher is always right. A teacher is referee and arbitrator Of school yard disputes. A Teacher is a hateful old viper Who keeps you in 'Til 4:00. A teacher is a friend Who helps you when you are confused. A teacher is a fountain of knowledge Spilling forth facts: ln T492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. A Teacher is a student Learning the New Math one day ahead of her class. A Teacher is combination, Doctor, Nurse, And Health lnspector, repairing wounds, Dispensing care and washing dirty faces. A Teacher is a dictator Enforcing rules and denying privileges. A Teacher is a vassal Subiect to The will of The Principal And The INSPECTOR. A Teacher is an actor on Parents Night When she manages to say something good About each and every child. A Teacher is a Minister Leading The class in prayer. A Teacher is a musical artist Straining to reach high Doh. A Teacher is a secretary Marking reams of papers. A Teacher is -Lord help me, What l intend to be. CATHERINE CAMPBELL, Form T2 Philosophy is more or less a sense of what life honestly and deeply means. lt moves around certain crucial questions. The first basic question is, Whatcom l know? The second, or practical question is, What ought I to do? . The third question involves the issue of the nature ofthe universe, in which we find our- selves, and our relation to it. Men have pondered such questions from the time of the earliest records. The answers were at first intuitive rather than analytic in character. lt was easier to pose plausible answers than to arrive at answers based on reasoning. Man's thoughts gradually became woven into ordered systems. l-luman Thought Today is still uneven and disconnected and the story of human beliefs depicts this uneven character. Early man was interested in his final destiny just as we are today. lf an individual's destiny is dependent upon his conduct in this life the question, What ought l To do? , is certainly relevant. Education is defined as development in know- ledge, skill, ability or character by teaching, training, study or experience. lt is further an art thatdeals with the principles and problems ofteachingand learn- ing. A mother cat educates her kittens inthe ways of a cat, and so humans attempt to educate children to be men. Education is therefore a system based on questions, What should they know? , What oughtwe to Teach? , and we attempt to acquaint our children with The nature of their environment and the known facts of their universe. Men in the field of education ponder the questions of preparing our young people to accept a role in society. Early records show that Egypt and China had formal systems of education as early as 2300 B.C. They trained men for public office and later the Greeks trained men to emulate their heroes and to absorb ideas of iustice, Truth and beauty. The Greek ideal of a man was a sound mind in a soungl body . This ideal is still relevanttoday. We can draw a conclusion that philosophy sought to find the answers to man's place in the next world and education is to find his place in this one. How do they go together, these ideals of philosophy and education? Philosophy determines the values which are foundations for education. lt makes us aware of what was thought in the past and so we are able to gain from the past as we decide on the educational system suitable for the present. To know the future we learn from the mistakes of the past, while selecting the concepts which are still meaningful to us inthe present. GLADYS BENTLEY, Form 9 Page 30

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Wild Geese A murmur escaped the lips of Night Out of the black it came Out of the north lt swelled and cleared Till the sky throbbed With a great babbling Till the air trembled With a swift stroking. Out of the black it came And l could not see. Yet a smile swung upon my face And my heartwas tilting. Into this cold blind night Was washed a brief wild music That struck the chords of darkness Left the wide sky quivering And ebbed into the south. And l stood blind and shining. For who would not be radiant Whose heartwould not have thrilled At sound of such sweet passing in the Night? HEATHER PATTERSON Third Prize: Maritime Warmth There's a warmth about the Maritimes that no one can deny, You feel itwhen you live there, - and even passers-by Can't fail to recognize its charm, and if perchance they stay, lt seeps into their inner hearts, and warms for many a day. lt's in the children's faces with laughter shining bright, lt's even in the sea-bird's song, from flocks on wind tossed flight, lt's in the dancing sunbeams onthe blue Atlantic's face - This warmth -- that makes the Maritimes a truly happy place. lt's in the people's folkways, they love to dance and sing And on a winter evening you'll hear the rafters ring, With songs about the days gone by - the good old days now But also songs about the fun in glorious days ahead. So let's go to the Maritimes! Let's go and hide awhile! They'll teach us a new way of life, and all our cares beguile. Their welcome's real at anytime, but in Centennial Year, dead They'll serve a heaping helping of the Maritime 'Good Cheer . J. WHITE, Form 5 Page 29

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'X To fight, or not to fight: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to kill and maim The women and innocent children, Or to take up arms against such brutality, And, by opposing such acts, be branded as a traitor and undemocratic: Are you fighting a war you do not believe in? Yes, you have no choice. By such convictions as yours, are you afraid to voice your opinions? There are many who care little about human life, The victory at any cost is their goal, Even though they lay waste their fields, burn their villages, and torture and kill many, itdoes not matter. Can we, the people in a democratic nation in the twentieth century, sit back and watch the countless thousands of people suffer great personal tragedy? The answer is no, we must put an end to this cruel war. How? By urging our govenment leaders to look for a solution to the problem and try to negotiate peace terms. Here is Canoda's Shance to prove to the world that she is deeply concerned by the world situation and that she is making honest eftortsin leading the word to peace. Let Canada show the world that she has leadership, that we, as a people, must take action - now. DON BERTEIT, Form 9 Page 31