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16 A Science, Art Camps Provide Outlet For High School (Editor'! note: What r our children to do with ihtir vacation lima? Paranti mutt tea to it that thay go right on learning, tayt a diatinguithad educator learning thingt which might not be pottible to ttudy during the ttiii en vironment of tchool. Some ideat on vacation activity tor youngitert are exam ined in the following report by E. Paul Torrance of the Univenity of Minneiota't bureau of educational re search.) By E. PAUL TORRANCE Written for United Pren International Most scools in the United States will soon close, or have closed, their doors for the summer, but this docs not mean that either teacher or pupils will stop learning and thinking. The 1961-62 school year has perhaps seen the testing of more new ideas in education than any other period in his tory. Many of the ideas which have been tested have given teachers and pupils both the skills and the driving urge not only to learn more but to do something wilh what they have learned. Many children and teach ers have perhaps for the first time in their school careers been caught up in the excite ment of learning creatively by questioning, inquiring, ex perimenting, exploring, mani pulating and testing. They have also learned by autho rity that is, learned what they were told in the way they were Instructed. But the teachers gained a new recognition that many 3 k- at aw m , r '"( lllYX f "Pallc,te pnn,s" bV Arrow Pim cotton in j J L" '7 T UmV MM 1'IU I rich nrmU trnm tmi noat n-attPrn tr .nm that hv 'i It iV; rfSfi - Batik sportihirti by Arrow In true islander prints and V -V A vtl ifi colorv fine cotton broadcloth, sanforized wash and ' , 1 m i v 4. tv mmi i i if t VI i I 1 Iff f 1.1 1 W..! 1 II. JIT-, IS jfc"sfciiffT I Bright paste! cotton ginghams m Mann' own Dirct I - J "Tkr? Brand from pink and orange to dorp ivy tones t V'--V V 1 Ov J ered bodies, button down coNais. & soo jff' ffiH WB ' rtK8 '0,,'inq nlpVm"t try irJf ' W ' no im' n0 thfr no button j Ynfj " fitterns . . . they're real go t L'fJir casual slacks. You'll find them f W "A GREAT STORE IN A GREAT COUNTRY" WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13. 1962 things can be learned crea. tively more effectively than they can by authority. They have also recognized that many children learn creative ly who seem not to be able to learn by authority. Many teachers will spend a part of their summer vaca tions in creating new mate rials or in trying to increase their skills in identifying and in developing creative talent. Some of them will do this learning on their own. Others will attend work shops, institutes and summer courses learning how to do a better job of developing their pupils' creative thinking abil ities. They will go to such places as Teachers College of Colum bia University, Northwestern University, University of Buf falo, University of Kentucky, San Jose State College, Colo rado State College, Univer sity of Wisconsin at Milwau kee, University of Oregon and the University of Utah, Just to mention a few such special programs. Not all children have had teachers who find learning an exciting and important matter and make it that for their pupils. Some have given up and have been counting the days until summer vacation. Some have attended schools where learning is a grim mat ter. Some have felt that they were In "steel boxes." One mother of a very crea tive boy writes: Seed Always There "So many doors closed! Where Is the spirit of educat ing and cultivating the child's natural desire to learn some seed of it is always SPOR T 4. The there , to one extent or another! "I feel he is in a steel box I think he feels he is, too, and thinks the only w.iy to be free is by quitting school. "How can doors be opened, can you tell me? Can you ad vise or suggest anything that could help? "Please, don't be too busy to care or answer me. I just don't know where else to turn!" What happens when chit dren feel that they are in steel boxes and that all doors to the expression of their creative needs and abilities are closed? The answer is a tragic one. Of course, such children may sacrifice their creativity, becoming very conforming and outwardly become models of the well adjusted child only later to have ulcers or become over, whelmed and break down. More Tragic Picture A more tragic picture, how ever, is presented by the child who refuses to learn, be comes delinquent, feels lost and out of touch with his environment, or experiences a mental breakdown This summer, many crea tive youngsters will find at least temporary release from their "steel boxes" through arts and science camps. Such camps have gotten a start during the past two or three years. Science and Arts Camps, Inc will sponsor sev eral' such camps this summer. The Minneapolis School of Art ' will again conduct its science and arts camp on Lake Minnetonka. Here both boys and girls will work with outstanding young scientists and artists in a variety of SHIR TS FO R THE LEISURE TYPE DAD .. Raglan shoulder bv McG'fgor idea in sportshirts ottered in Ivy button-downs tab colors. fields. They will leirn both creatively and by authority. They will think and do with an enthusiasm which will be new to many of them. Many summer camps estab lished along other lines are beginning to adopt some of the ideas of the science and arts camps. It is such a "natural" for helping some creative children find their way out of their "steel boxes." Son's Experience One mother wrote me as follows about her son's exper ience last summer: "He is exuberant, bright, loving, and so deep In his thoughts, yet he failed last year. He had an extremely rigid teacher who tried to bend Tom to his will and -Tom would not comply. Needless to say, 'the war was on.' After his sad experi ence last year, we sent him to a creative camp during the summer where he bloomed like a filly kicking up its heels at being free. He did a chalk (painting) and when I first saw it on ex hibit at the camp (I didn't know at the time that it wss his), I loved it - the colors are exquisite. Imagine how I felt when I found out it was Tom's! I framed it and have it in our living room." The science and arts camp has many "built-in" features which make it almost idea for stimulating creative growth. Briefly, here are some of the reasons why. Frequently in Home In the school, on the play ground and frequently even in the home and the church, children are almost forced by social pressure to blot out 2.9S and 3.9S r. I'-fil or snap pwicho rollover shirl .'ff j k s. Trim styling in hot nf '.,) J:'. oqethers wilh today's slim ;V 1 S - ''Ij i t Mann's as low , . ?' ? V MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON entire areas of awareness. Certain areas of life ars off limits for thinking. Creativity, however, re quires a openness or intensi fied awareness to one's en vironment. Thus, these ta booed areas or experiencing take a heavy toll on creative development. Many forces create these tabooed areas but some of the most power ful ones stem from the great emphasis which we place at a very early age upon differ ent expectations for boys and girls. In our culture, sensitivity or openness to the environ mental represents a feminine value. Independence repre sents a masculine value. Since creativity requires both sensi tivity and independence in thinking, highly creative boys are apt to appear more ef feminate than their peers and highly creative girls are apt Tiny Bolt May Have Caused Jet Crash Washington - IUPD - A tiny bolt worth about five cents and less than an inch long may have caused the crash of an American Airlines jetliner at New York's Idlewild air port last March, the Federal Aviation Agency reported to day. The bolt is located in the mechanism moving the rud der with hydraulic fluid like power steering on a car. The FAA said there was strong evidence that It fell out, liter ally locking the rudder in a hard left turn. . mm f .7 V ..-f : "'' ; I 'jt K j' Jj 1' ' " . g; ! ' ,.- ', r . f di - v r.. .. r : Students in Summer to appear more masculine than theirs. Even when parents are aware of these facts, they feel uncomfortable when their own boys are open and responsive to the environ ment or when their girls show independence in thinking or interest in science. Makes Natural Setting A camp mkes a natural setting in which boys can in dulge their appreciation of beauty full responsiveness to and awareness of their en vironment. The girl can also be free to indulge her curio sity about the scientific won ders of the environment. In this setting, nothing is thought to be wrong with the boy who shows responsive ness to beauty nor the girl who inquires about science. 10 Fabulous selection of new Frigidaire Appliances in white or 4 beautiful colors at lowest prices everl Feature-Packed 1 ll Cooling alone is not enough! FRIGIDAIRE 6,000 B ROOM AIR CONDITIONER COOLS AND DEHUMIDIFIES 'MOST ANY BEDROOM tip to 16' X 17 272 sq. ft. 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