FOREWORD TO THE TEACHER 



Education in a Changing World. Great changes in 

 educational methods and objectives have recently taken 

 place. The growth of the junior high school is an experi- 

 ment in education brought about through a desire on the 

 part of educators to integrate the work of the elementary 

 school with that of the high school. The growing empha- 

 sis on secondary education has forced these changes in 

 organization. Along with this has come a new psychology 

 of learning which emphasizes individual learning rather 

 than group teaching. As a result of these changes in 

 ideals and objectives, the curriculum has come into the 

 limelight. Much recent work has been done in curriculum 

 making, and while some has been scientifically made some 

 is of little value. There is much evidence that the newer 

 curricula in science are being made with objectives that 

 are attainable. Changes in the world of today have been 

 brought about by means of science, and some seventh 

 grade pupils of today know more about some of the 

 applications of science than their fathers do. There is 

 need for interpretation of these changes in terms of the 

 child's activities, especially in terms of his leisure-time 

 activities. The modern science curriculum recognizes 

 this. 



If we consider what has just been said, it would seem 

 that the underlying philosophy of the course should be 

 based on the relationship of the environment to the child ; 

 first as an individual, and later as a growing citizen in the 

 environment of school, community, and nation. Into 

 such a course the materials of science should be integrated 

 with the curricular materials of geography, history, civics, 



