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- Title
DISCUSSION.
- Authors
Russell, Charles E.B.
- Abstract
The article criticizes Arthur St. John's essay on the roles of community and its children. Captain St. John has covered a very wide field within the limited scope of his paper, presenting one of the most interesting of problems under many aspects which suggest points for discussion and criticisms. The author is glad to read Captain St. John's appreciation of the work of Donna Montessori, who with marvelous success has applied in the infant school methods she had previously adopted with mentally deficient children. But Italian lady has not yet advanced so far on the pioneer track as she appears in no way to have taken advantage of the opportunity for self-expression and development afforded by dramatic art and has also ignored a really important subject like dancing. But the author is more concerned with what Captain St. John has to say respecting the George Junior Republic, the whole method of which appears to the author to be in many ways unsuitable for English boys, let alone girls. In the first place the notion of allowing young people to govern themselves entirely seems to be a direct attempt to place old heads on young shoulders, a course which does not appear to be the happiest augury for the adult life of the children.
- Subjects
CHILD development; JUNIOR republics; INSTITUTIONAL care of children; EDUCATION; COMMUNITIES; TEENAGERS
- Publication
Sociological Review (1908-1952), 1912, Vol a5, Issue 2, p142
- ISSN
0038-0261
- Publication type
Article