30 



3) 



33 



Figure 18 



Showing extent to which related subjects are being correlated with farm 

 shop work. 



of making practical education the vehicle for conveying fundamental 

 truths. 



Aim or Purpose of Farm Shop Work in the Schools. As the 

 aim or purpose in teaching largely controls means and methods 

 of instruction, it was thought advisable to have the supervisors state 

 what their aims are for farm shop work. Figure 19 gives the re- 

 sult. It shows some confusion as to ultimate ends sought. There 

 is no doubt about the desirability of acquainting pupils with tools 



Table SO 

 Cost of material in farm shop work per pupil per year 



Amount Number of Schools 



$ 1.00 3 



2.00 5 



3.00 4 



4.00 2 



5.00 3 



6.00 1 



7.00 1 

 



Amount Number of Schools 



$ 9.00 



10.00 1 



11.00 



12.00 



13.00 



14.00 1 

 (No information 12 ' 



Median amount expended per pupil per year is $2.63. Pupils are usually 

 asked to pay for such material as they use in the construction of objects made 

 for personal or home farm use, hence the cost per pupil to the school board is 

 low. 



and of developing skills of hand and accuracy of eye. but these 

 things are purely means to an end and not ends in themselves. 



The purpose of farm shop work should be to prepare for repair 

 and construction work as performed by successful farmers. The 

 aim is not the mastery of tools but production, and the self-realiza- 

 tion or personal development that accompanies planning and ex- 

 ecuting honest work that is essential to society at large. 



