University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL In the eyes of the state of Minnesota, University High School is on institution established in 1908 for purposes of educational demonstration and investiga-tion It's primary ob|«ciives oro: to givo students of education and toachers In service an opportunity to observe and study sound practices in the leaching Hold; to carry on experimentation and resoarch in curriculum, methods, material and equipment; to provide teaching experience for students in tho Collogo of Education; and to provide a superior learning environment for its pupils. Research, experimentation and Innovations are apparent at our school. Ono of our social studies classrooms has easy chairs which provide a home-like atmosphere for looming. In oil our classrooms, tooching methods are developed, tried, and altered. Then outcomes aro compared. All this results in constant improvement Student panel discussions play a largo port in helping our student teachers gain an insight info their problems. Creative ability is exhibited in six spacious display cases located In the corridors, eoch belonging to a different department. Within department offices, there Is storage space for moterials ond eoch staff member has on individual office. Conference rooms which separote all classrooms, are convenient for in-dividual or smolt group work. Tho Bisbilo ond Campus Breeze are equipped with their own offices ond workrooms. Tho littlo thootor, located in tho gymnasium portion of U High, seats 100 people ond provides an excellent environment for speech doss. An aid to biology studonts is the opportunity for actual experimentation In our modern greenhouse. Our own health service area includes comploto facilities for modical, dental and nursing core U High students come from all parts of tho Twin Citios and suburban aroas. Selections of students oro mado to insure opportunities for working with all lovels and kinds of ability. Wo are a six yoor high school with an enrollment limited to fifty pupils each in grodos seven and eight, ond sovonty-fivo pupils for oach grade from nine through twelve. Undor fbo watchful oyo of Ooon Woltot W. Cook of tho Co! logo of Education, UnrrocUty High Schoofi mood r or wi tho now building prerad to bo o tucrouful ono. U High ... tho focol point of oduco-rionol domomtrotion ond oxport-montation. 3

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□bttivmg m ! • moin duly ol Coil Molt -pkyKi tfudtni buxhar. o ht ocltd at Of Boect'i oublanl diKwg iht lin pail o' tK» fad a wont! Aha moth canctnirattd tlwdy and pftporalion. Coil Hobtgran. gained lha tipaittaca o pnM hit unit la IK clou EXPERIENCE IS THE Soon wolking through tho corridors in ortitudes of studious concentration, tho student toochors returned to our classes this yoar enroute to a career in the field of education U High Is o proving-ground where these J of M seniors foce the disturbing problems of octuolly teaching o group of students. A fow of them found this job a frying one. but the greater majority, armed with enthusiasm and fresh idoos. proved to be a real help to us. Summoning all their reserve and patience, the student toochors worked with three grodo levels. In this way they acquainted themselves with the peculiarities of eoch and ore more able to moke on intelligent choke os to the levol they wish to teoch upon graduating Preceding the ocfuol two or three week teaching period, these future educators acted as observers and as assistants to the regular Instructors. Later in the quarfor. they prosonted us with units which they had preporod in advance At the end of those on-lightening teoching sessions, they gave tests on the motorial which aided In measuring their oblllty to tooch. Following this we wero askod to evoluote them. Faults wero brought out and recommendations inserted as we commented on our various reactions to their work. The students that fought hero at U High hod an excellent staff of instructors under which to work, The coveted Ph. 0. degree possessed by some of the faculty members testifies to their superior qualifications os advisers