If Your Child Plays Hookey
By SYD KRONISH
Most youngsters really like going
to school. The chronic hooky play
er is a rare breed.
These are the observations of
Professor William C. Spencer,
director of New York University’s
Graduate Division for Training
Elementary School Teachers.
“The younger children, those
in the first grade for example, can
hardly wait to rush into their class
rooms,” says Professor Spencer.
“There are two main reasons
why students play hooky. The first
is what I might call an ‘avoidance
response.’ Here the child deliber
ately avoids school for reasons the
parents cannot apparently compre
hend. The second is for the thrill
<rf adventure or to do something
different—like going fishing or to
a ball game.
“The first reason is the most
serious and could lead to grave
emotional upset for the child. For
tunately this type of hooky player
accounts for a very small percen
tage of the truants.
“The second group, the over
whelming majority, offers no cause
for consternation. They should not
escape the admonition of parents.
But such parents ought not over
play their wrathful role.”
They Run To Type
Spencer believes the once-in
a-while truant wants a change of
pace for an afternoon. Just as some
men, tired of their daily routine,
will take a later train in the morn
ing or suddenly decide to take a
day’s vacation.
Still another type of hooky play
er is the child seeking attention.
' "This student believes that by
absenting himself from school for
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a day he will command some sort
of attention from fellow students,
teachers or parents.
"The best way to handle this
group is to treat their truancy as
part of ‘growing up.’ Parents
should not threaten severe pun
ishment because that is seeking the
limelight and attention. Mothers
and fathers should play it down.
“Don’t be an amateur psycholo
gist. Don’t see your child as a mis
fit in need of psychiatric treatment
because he or she skips school for
a day. A frank discussion is the
best medicine.”
The chronic truant demands the
utmost patience and attention, says
Professor Spencer.
First, Discover Why
"If your child makes a habit of
hooky you must become a sort of
detective. First look for evidence.
Find out why he is habitually tru
ant.
“Perhaps the youngster doesn’t
get along with his schoolmates.
Maybe he is unhappy because he
doesn’t conform in attire or at
titude. He may feel he lacks status ;
and is therefore insecure. He may
lack confidence in himself.
“If your child fits into this group
r'ou can help by having an immedi
ate conference with his or her
teachers and school chums.
“Then show your confidence in
the youngster. Build his ego as an
individual. Make him feel impor
tant in the household. A pat on the
back for a chore well done is some
times worth mofe than two pats
with a paddle for a minor infrac
tion.
“We parents should look back
on our own childhood for the an
swers.”
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