Rural Life and the Rural School

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Rural Life and the Rural School

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PREFACE

RURAL LIFE AND THE RURAL SCHOOL

CHAPTER I

RURAL LIFE

CHAPTER II

THE URBAN TREND

CHAPTER III

THE REAL AND THE IDEAL SCHOOL

CHAPTER IV

SOME LINES OF PROGRESS

CHAPTER V

A BACKWARD AND NEGLECTED FIELD

CHAPTER VI

CONSOLIDATION OF RURAL SCHOOLS

CHAPTER VII

THE TEACHER

CHAPTER VIII

THE THREE INSEPARABLES

CHAPTER IX

THE RURAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM

CHAPTER X

THE SOCIAL CENTER

CHAPTER XI

RURAL SCHOOL SUPERVISION

CHAPTER XII

LEADERSHIP AND COÖPERATION

CHAPTER XIII

THE FARMER AND HIS HOME

CHAPTER XIV

THE RURAL RENAISSANCE

CHAPTER XV

A GOOD PLACE AFTER ALL

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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Joseph Kennedy

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Attractive Forces.—The attractive forces of the city are quite as numerous and powerful as the repellent forces of the country. The city is attractive from many points of view. It sets the pace, the standard, the ideals; even the styles of clothing and dress originate there. It is where all sorts of people are seen and met with in large numbers; its varied scenes are always magnetic. Both old and young are attracted by activities of all kinds; the "white way" in every city is a constant bid for numbers. In the city there is always more liveliness if not more life than in the country. Activity is apparent everywhere. Everything seems better to the young person from the country; there is more to see and more to hear; the show windows and the display of lighting are a constant lure; there is an endless variety of experiences. Life seems great because it is cosmopolitan and not provincial or local. In any event, it draws the youth of the country. Things, they say, are doing, and they long to be a part of it all. There is no doubt that the mind and heart are motivated in this way.

Conveniences in Cities.—In the city there are more conveniences than in the country. There are sidewalks and paved streets instead of muddy roads; there are private telephones, and the telegraph is at hand in time of need; there are street cars which afford comfortable and rapid transportation. There are libraries, museums, and art galleries; there are free lectures and entertainments of various kinds; and the churches are larger and more attractive than those in the country. As in the case of teachers, the cities secure their pick of preachers. Doctors are at hand in time of need, and all the professions are centered there. Is it any wonder that people, when they have an opportunity, migrate to the city? There is a social instinct moving the human heart. All people are gregarious. Adults as well as children like to be where others are, and so where some people congregate others tend to do likewise. Country life as at present organized does not afford the best opportunity for the satisfaction of this social instinct. The great variety of social attractions constitutes the lure of the city—it is the powerful social magnet.

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