MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOBD. OBEGON
MONBAY, OCTOBER 1, 13SJ
Family
Council
Edirnrt irnlp: The K a m 1 1 y
Cmim It roiisihU o! a jutiK. a
pwthiatrisl, three clergymen, I
ihiee editurs and a Humeri's editor.
I"..uii article is a summary ol a
famllv rlisaereement presented to j
thi' r uiiiK a. The Council deals '
lyilli Jirmticnis, major and minor, '
cjnomiicfcu by cttldance coun-
M lurs and Mu'Ial unrkers. Edited
h- Mr... Alna lletmv, (Copyright
bv General Features Corp.)
Mrs. V.R. - Here his whole
liie revolves around numbers,
yet he won't help his own
.son with arithmetic.
Vit- V.R. - I'd confuse Al
fie. 1 learned arithmetic 30
years ago. I don't know the
modern methods.
Mrs. V.R. - School has just
started and Aifie is already
having (rouble with his
fourth - grade arithmetic. The
child is advanced for his
age. lie's not quite 9. But
he's having a terrible time
with long division. I'd try to
ln.lri him mvsclf. but I figure
that's one area where his dad,
is a natural and I should stay
out of it. .My husband is a ccr-j
tilled public accountant, and j
arithmetic is his daily work.
lie can give Alfie a grasp of
it. all, including long division,!
fractions, decimals and the!
rc?t. i
But he refuses. He makes;
some occurs about not know- j
nig modern methods. As long
as the answer comes out j
right, the method doesn't mat-i
ier. I think he's just too lazy
to buckle down to teaching.
Alfie.
Mr. V R. - Now, look. I'm
no pedagogue. I learned my
figures 30 years ago at a very
strict British public school,
where they rapped by knuck
les when 1 made a mistake.
I'm sure that's not the way
my witc would like Alfie
taught, although personally I
think it has its merits. You
concentrate and learn fast.
But I've looked at his text
and his workbook. I can see
that they approach long divi
sion backwards, sort of creep
up on it. 1 can't bother with
that: Besides, as I've said,
I'm not good at making things
clear to a child. I tried show
ing Alfie how to fly a kite
and 1 wound up getting im
patient with him, scolding
him and making him cry.
He probably hates kites
now. Why should I make him
hate arithmetic, too?
The Council - We agree
Willi Mrs. F. Uii.it a smart
Dad like Mr. H. might -not,
go lo "waste'' when it's home
work time in Alfic's day. It
seems unnatural for him to
hold back his knowledge. His
problem is lo hold back his
temper, his impatience.
"Blood is thicker," is often
the conclusion o a parent or
relative who tries to teach a
formal subject to a member
of his family. He may be fine
giving piano lessons to stran
gers, but he finds it hard to
register ami deliver with his
nearest of kin. Why? Because
the air is rife with distract
ing emotion.
Add to that. Mr. Vs mis
givings as to proper ":neth
rris." and we can understand
his hesitation lo slerj in where
school teachers fail his son.
But arithmetic is so basic and
essential a tool that "all's
fiiir" if it leads to Alfic's at
taining a mastery over num
ber relationships.
Actually many adults wilh
nn pedagogical background at
all are now being enlisted by
Parent - Teacher groups and
other volunteer organizations
as aiter-school tutors lo help
children keep up with others
in their class. "Homework
helpers" are much in demand
in settlement houses and rec
reation centers. And of course
paid reaching is available
trmn ! he undergrads at an
nearby college.
Our s'lgi.cstion to Mr. R.
i to give it a whirl. Pretend
vou're Alfie. punch - drunk
from problems Start him off
with something simple, like
how many ice-cream sodas at
2(1 cents each can you buy
for a dollar? If your fore
hpirnnce wears too thin, or
Alfie kids around too much,
here's our next suggestion:
find a neighbor to tutor him.
if the r.cihbor has a child,
you can swap pupils. You'll
probably succeed famously
wilh somebody else's child, as
he will wun yours.
Pthcrwi.-c. hire a patient,
piee'ding "explainer" for Al
fie. It may not require many
priv.ttc sessions and the re
wards will be lasting. Alfif
wii not he bowed down too
inns with a sense of hopeless
res? And before long he'll
fn ' li'ie 'ite worthy son of a
-mirricai w,z of a dad, talk
s'! S the same language.
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effective through Wednes
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