Mind Development
(Education's Goal,
Says Dr. Johnson
Advancing the theory that in
tellectual training in schools is
the goal of education, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson, president of the
Alaska Association of School
Boards, spoke before members of
Rotary Club at their luncheon
meeting Tuesday. The program
was in the nature of an education
al forum, with Ivor Schott also
speaking to the group.
fortunately,” Dr. Johnson
said, “There are educators who in
si.i( that teaching to reason is
more important than learning to
tap-dance.” The coming of “Sput
nik" the speaker stated, has caus
ed a serious study to be made of
education throughout the coun
try. The Progressives, Johnson
stated, have insisted on “no com
petition’” among students, but ad
vancing all according to age
groups. He advocated the student
with special abilities be advanced
for his achievements and thus he
would be “stimulated to the high
est attainments for himself and
his country.” “We are going to
have to admit,” the speaker said,
-‘‘that worthwhile learning re
quires work and that ‘soft’ courses
cannot take the place of intellec
tual discipline if we wish our
youth to attain the goals of which
they are capable.”
The aim of education is not to
make our education “lopsided” by
inordinate stress on science and
mathematics.” He warned, how
ever, against ‘dragging our feet”
educationwise.
Johnson compared rigorous
courses in Russia and European
countries, and that in the United
States. The Russians also take
ten years instead of twelve to com
plete their program but spend
longer hours in school. ‘Only the
ablest students are able to com
plete the work,” he said. ‘At one
time a high school diploma in the
United States meant a certain mas
tery of mathematics, foreign lan
guage, English, history and sci
ence, but now it means merely so
many years in school.”
“The first responsibility of our
educational system is to develop
the mind and secondarily to de
velop the body.” Moral training is
primarily the responsibility of the
church and home, but should be
aided by the school.
The main goal of education is
that the youth gain wisdom, and
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learn how to reason. The second
goal is development of and knowl
edge for the care of the body.
The third goal should be vocation
al training for those lacking the
capacity for higher education.
The speaker concluded his re
marks by stating none of this is
possible without “devoted and ca
pable teachers—“w'ithout these it
would be useless to talk about
goals because we would be unable
to reach them.”
Mr. Schott spoke on the school
system and goals of education
from the educators point of view.
He deplored the difference in sa
laries paid to football coaches and
educators, and the placing of em
phasis on the “frills” in educa
tion. “Children are taught in re
sponse to public opinion,” he said.
A question and answer period
followed the speehes.
Guests present at the meeting
were Douglas Preston, Jack Van
Gillern and Lou Veerman.
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