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Page Four 'BACK TO SCHOOL' Thursday, August 20, 1964 Advanced Teaching Techniques Speed Development of Talents Elementary school pupils j will take part this fall in an exploration surpassing any to • be found in their history books. It will involve the discovery of their own potentials as they unfold in new educational en- , vironments. « The exploration is becoming ' increasingly interesting for teachers and pupils as they discover unexpected abilities brought forth by new teaching techniques, expanded curriculum and new shapes in school Classrooms. More and more of the nation's 40 million-plus elementary pupils will be greeted by team teachers, get program- • sned instruction and take sub-- ! Jects on television. Their classrooms may be round or six-sided, and some may have no interior walls or Windows. There may be outdoor play courts that are also Used for classes. ; Earlier Introductions ' Besides reading, writing and Arithmetic, today's students may also be getting an introduction as early as the first or second grade to geometry, economics, astronomy, zoology, physics, botany, chemistry and physiology. Many of these educational i Innovations are part of experi- ; mental programs used in only & few schools and are not likely to filter down to all of the • nation's 125,000 public schools, i Yet an ever greater number of | pupils will feel the impact. Helping to serve as a buffer ftnd a bridge to the "new education" will be the team teachers, who are replacing past techniques that isolated a teacher and 25 or more stu- : dents in a classroom all day. The teaching teams consist Of six to eight teachers (a leader, specialists, regular and beginning teachers) who are able to work freely, crossing subject lines and combining subjects to fit the children's development. 1 Physical Shapes Change ' The teachers may work together or individually with classes as large as 150 for lectures or fewer than 15 for advanced or remedial studies. This type of planned flexibility is significantly changing the physical shape of schools. Many new buildings no longer have fixed interior walls. Instead they are carpeted or have movable and operable walls so that there is freedom Of movement from study area to study area and freedom to Change the size of the study areas. ^One new school has six- Willis FUNCTIONAL, ATTRACTIVE Hall desk units make the grade With students Plenty of shelves •nd desk space qpq integral part •f the design* BSy Mamiltojm €®oco« sided classrooms to get more usable floor and wall space and direct youngsters toward each other. Another school design is circular to get maxitaum use of space through movement of Interior partitions. Within these modern study areas, students such as the second graders at Burlingame, Calif., may be learning some of the secrets of geometry. Or, they may don head sets and use tape recorders to study languages as early as the third grade or they may use them to learn spelling phonetically. Discover Latent Talent Films, new projection devices or television may communicate some fundamental principles of physics, biology and chemistry. These techniques for learning are part of the creative environment in today's schools?, which are seeking to encourage pupils to discover their latent abilities with the guidance -- not coercion -- of teachers who are making the classroom a fertile place to grow. EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN SCHOOL is portrayed by the above view of today's Mason Rice School in Newton, Mass., and pictures of its predecessors, right, through the cooperation of Edu« cational Facilities Laboratories. FASHIONS COME AND GO, but the classics are always with us* Junior higlischoolers like the lean, uncluttered lines of the peren* nial fashion favorite . *. the chesterfield coat. Here, in herringbone tweed. Suggested by Infants' & Children's Coat Asyn*, affiliate of Industry Board, Coat and Suit Assn* ITEMS FROM TJ'ft JUNCTION® by THERMO-JAC Thermo-Jac fun items are now in the Harness Shop at TJ's Junction®, where Juniors meet, have fun and learn how to be a Thermo-Jac model in Seventeen! All items of luxurious, imported, 100% cotton suede. Ink Blue, Autumn Leaf Red and Breen (browngreen). Saddle-stitch trim. Water repellent. All in TJ's True Junior sizes 3 through 15. $$ff ill•g be a TJ model in Seventeen! ask us how i316 N.. Green Street J f ^ iNk McHenfv. vilinnia I * The Calvin one-piece, suede with W0£ltweed $J7.$5 McHenty, Illinois Dally 9-5:30 -- Friday 9-9 Saddle-stitch Skirt $10*95 i Oxford Shirt $4.00 :