ElsieHome Work Record ofElsie G——.For week ending December 19, 1913.Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings........................3.Bringing in fuel........................4.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals...25152525252013511+33227.Washing dishes202515151520...2008.Sweeping........................9.Dusting15...............153010.Bedroom work......10101510206511.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby30604560604560350A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teethxxxxxxx...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx...D.Going to bed before 9 o'clock...xxxxxx...E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total790I certify that the above is a correct record.Mrs. G. H. G——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record ofElsie G——.For week ending December 19, 1913.Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings........................3.Bringing in fuel........................4.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals...25152525252013511+33227.Washing dishes202515151520...2008.Sweeping........................9.Dusting15...............153010.Bedroom work......10101510206511.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby30604560604560350A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teethxxxxxxx...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx...D.Going to bed before 9 o'clock...xxxxxx...E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total790I certify that the above is a correct record.Mrs. G. H. G——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record of
Elsie G——.
For week ending December 19, 1913.
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings........................3.Bringing in fuel........................4.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals...25152525252013511+33227.Washing dishes202515151520...2008.Sweeping........................9.Dusting15...............153010.Bedroom work......10101510206511.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby30604560604560350A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teethxxxxxxx...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx...D.Going to bed before 9 o'clock...xxxxxx...E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total790
I certify that the above is a correct record.
Mrs. G. H. G——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Miss Wright began this home credit work by taking sixteen of the printed slips and laying them on her desk. The boys left the room to go to manual training, and the girls then gathered around her desk and discovered the slips. "What are these?" they inquired, and they each wanted one to take home. There were just enough for the girls, but when the boys found out about it they clamored for slips, too.
Miss Wright now leaves a pile of the blanks on her desk every Friday, and most of the pupils take them. They used to ask to have the credit applied to raise their standings on their lowest studies (they are allowed, for instance, to increase a mark of seven in grammar to a mark of eight for one month), but now they seldom ask for the increase. They do their home work and record it with no other incentive than the satisfaction of having a record and the honor and approval of their parents, teacher, and schoolmates.
The ten-year-old boy whose card is shown here goes on week-ends to the country, and brings in his record afterward with great pride to show the other fellows that he has cared for horses.
HenryHome Work Record ofHenry F. P——.For week ending , 19...Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden..................10102.Splitting kindlings10151010201010853.Bringing in fuel5555101515604.Milking cow........................5.Care of horses20...............10306.Preparing meals........................7.Washing dishes........................8.Sweeping........................9.Dusting........................10.Bedroom work.. ......................11.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................Feeding chickens105101015101070Feeding rabbits105152015101085A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teeth2222222...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxxD.Going to bed before 9 o'clock........................E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total.....................340I certify that the above is a correct record.Flora H. P——Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record ofHenry F. P——.For week ending , 19...Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden..................10102.Splitting kindlings10151010201010853.Bringing in fuel5555101515604.Milking cow........................5.Care of horses20...............10306.Preparing meals........................7.Washing dishes........................8.Sweeping........................9.Dusting........................10.Bedroom work.. ......................11.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................Feeding chickens105101015101070Feeding rabbits105152015101085A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teeth2222222...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxxD.Going to bed before 9 o'clock........................E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total.....................340I certify that the above is a correct record.Flora H. P——Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record of
Henry F. P——.
For week ending , 19...
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden..................10102.Splitting kindlings10151010201010853.Bringing in fuel5555101515604.Milking cow........................5.Care of horses20...............10306.Preparing meals........................7.Washing dishes........................8.Sweeping........................9.Dusting........................10.Bedroom work.. ......................11.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................Feeding chickens105101015101070Feeding rabbits105152015101085A.Bathingxxxxxxx...B.Brushing teeth2222222...C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxxD.Going to bed before 9 o'clock........................E.Attending Church or Sunday School........................————————————————Total.....................340
I certify that the above is a correct record.
Flora H. P——Signature of Parent or Guardian.
We find many instances, like the following, where boys who at first had nothing to do, seemingly, but to get in the fuel, have begun to assist their mothers with the dishwashing, dusting, and cooking. Not only does this work run up their list of credits at school, but it causes them to appreciate what mother has to do, gets them acquainted with their homes, and keeps them off the streets.
And it has other uses for a boy. Henry Turner Bailey says:—
Away from home, as a lonely art student and young teacher in strange and home-sickening boarding houses, maybe I wasn't thankful to be able to sweep and dust, to wash and iron and cook, upon occasion, to sew on buttons, to darn, and to mend. But perhaps my keenest satisfaction came from my ability to make a bed. The boarding-house madonnas are not, as a rule, highly skilled in that gentle art.In view of my personal experiences I have often wondered why the advocates of Domestic Science are not more strongly co-educational. What is sauce for the goose seems to me worthy to be sauce for the gander,—certainly during the gosling stage. Every boy should know how to sew, just as every girl should know how to whittle. Every boy should know how to cook, just as every girl should know how to swim. Skill in the elemental arts is a form of what Henderson calls human wealth. All should participate.[5]
Away from home, as a lonely art student and young teacher in strange and home-sickening boarding houses, maybe I wasn't thankful to be able to sweep and dust, to wash and iron and cook, upon occasion, to sew on buttons, to darn, and to mend. But perhaps my keenest satisfaction came from my ability to make a bed. The boarding-house madonnas are not, as a rule, highly skilled in that gentle art.
In view of my personal experiences I have often wondered why the advocates of Domestic Science are not more strongly co-educational. What is sauce for the goose seems to me worthy to be sauce for the gander,—certainly during the gosling stage. Every boy should know how to sew, just as every girl should know how to whittle. Every boy should know how to cook, just as every girl should know how to swim. Skill in the elemental arts is a form of what Henderson calls human wealth. All should participate.[5]
HaroldHome Work Record ofHarold R——.For week ending December 20, 1913.Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings ...5101510515603.Bringing in fuel510251510525954.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals.........15......15307.Washing dishes1010510151060...8.Sweeping..................10109.Dusting..................101010.Bedroom work..................101011.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................A.Bathing........................B.Brushing teethx...xxxxx30C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx7D.Going to bed before 9 o'clockxxxxxx—-6E.Attending Church or Sunday Schoolx..................1————————————————Total231752573782101810I certify that the above is a correct record.Mrs. F. M. R.——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record ofHarold R——.For week ending December 20, 1913.Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings ...5101510515603.Bringing in fuel510251510525954.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals.........15......15307.Washing dishes1010510151060...8.Sweeping..................10109.Dusting..................101010.Bedroom work..................101011.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................A.Bathing........................B.Brushing teethx...xxxxx30C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx7D.Going to bed before 9 o'clockxxxxxx—-6E.Attending Church or Sunday Schoolx..................1————————————————Total231752573782101810I certify that the above is a correct record.Mrs. F. M. R.——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
Home Work Record of
Harold R——.
For week ending December 20, 1913.
Sun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.———————Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Min.Total1.Work in garden........................2.Splitting kindlings ...5101510515603.Bringing in fuel510251510525954.Milking cow........................5.Care of horse........................6.Preparing meals.........15......15307.Washing dishes1010510151060...8.Sweeping..................10109.Dusting..................101010.Bedroom work..................101011.Washing........................12.Ironing........................13.Care of baby........................A.Bathing........................B.Brushing teethx...xxxxx30C.Sleeping with open windowsxxxxxxx7D.Going to bed before 9 o'clockxxxxxx—-6E.Attending Church or Sunday Schoolx..................1————————————————Total231752573782101810
I certify that the above is a correct record.
Mrs. F. M. R.——,Signature of Parent or Guardian.
A Portland woman, who is much interested in the schools, says:—
In looking over some of the cards I find that the child soon learns to do his "chores" in less time each week, that he may have more time for other work or play, and yet fill out his record card. This is a great help to the parents.I know one boy who cannot be induced to go out to an evening affair because he wants to get to bed before nine o'clock so that his record card will be perfect. How soon could we dismiss the Juvenile Court if we could get all children to feel like that! It is worth while to try.
In looking over some of the cards I find that the child soon learns to do his "chores" in less time each week, that he may have more time for other work or play, and yet fill out his record card. This is a great help to the parents.
I know one boy who cannot be induced to go out to an evening affair because he wants to get to bed before nine o'clock so that his record card will be perfect. How soon could we dismiss the Juvenile Court if we could get all children to feel like that! It is worth while to try.
In Polk County, Oregon, the system has been introduced into rural schools with marked success. The plan here comprises a daily record, and monthly reports. Below are excerpts from an article written for theOregon Teachers' Monthly, by Mr. R. G. Dykstra, who used home credits in his rural school at Suver, Polk County, in 1912-13. I should like to direct especial attention to his testimony on the tardiness record of the district; also to his plan of allowing credit for a long walk to school.
With the following exceptions I carried out the work as started in the Spring Valley School last year: I required the pupils to get eight hundredminutes' credit before taking the holiday instead of six hundred; the number of minutes' credit for milking cows was increased from five to fifteen for each cow and a reasonable amount of credit was allowed for all work not named in the list of chores; children living over a mile and a half from school were allowed credit for the distance they had to walk in proportion to the others, and 5 per cent instead of 10 was added to the end of the year on their final school averages for the carrying on of the work. Only two prizes were offered by the District, three dollars and two dollars respectively. Children seldom took advantage of the holiday given for eight hundred minutes' credit unless it was used for sickness or unavoidable absence, as they were encouraged in the knowledge that a day lost was a day's work lost as well. Tardiness on the part of any pupil doing the work meant a loss of so many credits already accumulated.It would be impossible to enumerate the many things this work has done for this community, but the following facts may prove interesting to the reader. During the year of 1911-12, without home credit work, this school had a record of 95 per cent in attendance and 59 tardies. For the year 1912-13 just closed, the record is 98 per cent in attendance and 8 tardies. Part of the home credits given have been for proper care of body, sleeping with windows open, care of teeth, hair, etc., and the result of these requirements has been the showing of a healthier appearance on the part of nearly all the pupils. The parents of the district claim that the children are doing more work at home than they ever did before, and the peoplefeel that their children are getting an education that will be of value to them and that the money is being well spent in this kind of work.
With the following exceptions I carried out the work as started in the Spring Valley School last year: I required the pupils to get eight hundredminutes' credit before taking the holiday instead of six hundred; the number of minutes' credit for milking cows was increased from five to fifteen for each cow and a reasonable amount of credit was allowed for all work not named in the list of chores; children living over a mile and a half from school were allowed credit for the distance they had to walk in proportion to the others, and 5 per cent instead of 10 was added to the end of the year on their final school averages for the carrying on of the work. Only two prizes were offered by the District, three dollars and two dollars respectively. Children seldom took advantage of the holiday given for eight hundred minutes' credit unless it was used for sickness or unavoidable absence, as they were encouraged in the knowledge that a day lost was a day's work lost as well. Tardiness on the part of any pupil doing the work meant a loss of so many credits already accumulated.
It would be impossible to enumerate the many things this work has done for this community, but the following facts may prove interesting to the reader. During the year of 1911-12, without home credit work, this school had a record of 95 per cent in attendance and 59 tardies. For the year 1912-13 just closed, the record is 98 per cent in attendance and 8 tardies. Part of the home credits given have been for proper care of body, sleeping with windows open, care of teeth, hair, etc., and the result of these requirements has been the showing of a healthier appearance on the part of nearly all the pupils. The parents of the district claim that the children are doing more work at home than they ever did before, and the peoplefeel that their children are getting an education that will be of value to them and that the money is being well spent in this kind of work.
The card issued by County Superintendent Seymour is here reproduced filled out by a pupil. It shows daily records for two weeks on each side of the card. The five school days only are counted.
Polk
Edwin2Home Credit CardNorth Dallas School, Polk County, Oregon.Blanks to be filled in each day. Parents sign before returningit to teacher. Blanks to be returned each month and anew one secured.Edwin B——.February, 1, 1914.Pupil's name.Month.M.T.W.T.F.TotalM.T.W.T.F.TotalBuilding fire5....................................Milking each cow daily5....................................Cleaning barn, each animal525252525251252545454545205Carrying wood1020202020201002020202020100Splitting wood10....................................Turning separator10....................................Cleaning separator5....................................Churning butter30...30......3060..................Working butter10....................................Cleaning horse15....................................Feeding chickens5101010101050101010101050Feeding pigs1020202020201002020202020100Feeding horse515...1515...45151520151580Feeding cows5252525......75252515151595Blacking stove15....................................Making bread10....................................Getting breakfast50....................................Getting supper45....................................Washing dishes20....................................Sweeping floor, each room515.................................Cleaning house, each room20....................................Scrubbing floor, each room50....................................Making beds, each5....................................Washing clothes60....................................Ironing clothes60....................................Bathing30....................................Arrive at school clean555555255555525Music lesson.......................................Bed at 9 p.m.101010101050101010101050Gathering eggs555555255555525Cleaning teeth555555255555525Cleaning finger nails555555255555525Sleeping with window open555555255555525Making pies10....................................Cleaning and filling lamps5....................................Errands5......10......10......5......5Reading book home5....................................Distance school, over half-mile555555255555525Total198138198128113755153173173163163825Teacher and pupils to go over list and agree on time for each thing.Distance from school more than one-half mile to be given credit for.Any work not listed that is creditable teacher will give credit for.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. B——,Signature of Parents.
Home Credit CardNorth Dallas School, Polk County, Oregon.Blanks to be filled in each day. Parents sign before returningit to teacher. Blanks to be returned each month and anew one secured.Edwin B——.February, 1, 1914.Pupil's name.Month.M.T.W.T.F.TotalM.T.W.T.F.TotalBuilding fire5....................................Milking each cow daily5....................................Cleaning barn, each animal525252525251252545454545205Carrying wood1020202020201002020202020100Splitting wood10....................................Turning separator10....................................Cleaning separator5....................................Churning butter30...30......3060..................Working butter10....................................Cleaning horse15....................................Feeding chickens5101010101050101010101050Feeding pigs1020202020201002020202020100Feeding horse515...1515...45151520151580Feeding cows5252525......75252515151595Blacking stove15....................................Making bread10....................................Getting breakfast50....................................Getting supper45....................................Washing dishes20....................................Sweeping floor, each room515.................................Cleaning house, each room20....................................Scrubbing floor, each room50....................................Making beds, each5....................................Washing clothes60....................................Ironing clothes60....................................Bathing30....................................Arrive at school clean555555255555525Music lesson.......................................Bed at 9 p.m.101010101050101010101050Gathering eggs555555255555525Cleaning teeth555555255555525Cleaning finger nails555555255555525Sleeping with window open555555255555525Making pies10....................................Cleaning and filling lamps5....................................Errands5......10......10......5......5Reading book home5....................................Distance school, over half-mile555555255555525Total198138198128113755153173173163163825Teacher and pupils to go over list and agree on time for each thing.Distance from school more than one-half mile to be given credit for.Any work not listed that is creditable teacher will give credit for.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. B——,Signature of Parents.
Home Credit CardNorth Dallas School, Polk County, Oregon.
Blanks to be filled in each day. Parents sign before returningit to teacher. Blanks to be returned each month and anew one secured.Edwin B——.February, 1, 1914.Pupil's name.Month.
M.T.W.T.F.TotalM.T.W.T.F.TotalBuilding fire5....................................Milking each cow daily5....................................Cleaning barn, each animal525252525251252545454545205Carrying wood1020202020201002020202020100Splitting wood10....................................Turning separator10....................................Cleaning separator5....................................Churning butter30...30......3060..................Working butter10....................................Cleaning horse15....................................Feeding chickens5101010101050101010101050Feeding pigs1020202020201002020202020100Feeding horse515...1515...45151520151580Feeding cows5252525......75252515151595Blacking stove15....................................Making bread10....................................Getting breakfast50....................................Getting supper45....................................Washing dishes20....................................Sweeping floor, each room515.................................Cleaning house, each room20....................................Scrubbing floor, each room50....................................Making beds, each5....................................Washing clothes60....................................Ironing clothes60....................................Bathing30....................................Arrive at school clean555555255555525Music lesson.......................................Bed at 9 p.m.101010101050101010101050Gathering eggs555555255555525Cleaning teeth555555255555525Cleaning finger nails555555255555525Sleeping with window open555555255555525Making pies10....................................Cleaning and filling lamps5....................................Errands5......10......10......5......5Reading book home5....................................Distance school, over half-mile555555255555525Total198138198128113755153173173163163825
Teacher and pupils to go over list and agree on time for each thing.Distance from school more than one-half mile to be given credit for.Any work not listed that is creditable teacher will give credit for.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. B——,Signature of Parents.
The card given on pages 122 and 123 came from Miss Veva Burns, the teacher at North Dallas, with the following letter, dated April 26, 1914:—
I am pleased to explain the home credit system as we use it. I am sending some of the cards filled out by the pupils. We secure these cards from Mr. Seymour, the county school superintendent, and are allowed to use them as we think best....We have a two-room school, and have divided it into two divisions, the smaller pupils having five thousand credits as their aim, while the larger ones work for ten thousand. Of course the number to be obtained would vary with the opportunity the children would have to earn credits. On the average, it takes our pupils about three months to earn the required number. When they have secured the number, some prize, such as a book, is given, and they are allowed to start again. Then, at the end of school, the one who has earned the most is given a special prize. Also, Mr. Seymour allows us to give ten points on each child's lowest grade, at the close of school, if he has kept up his home credit work during the school year. Some teachers give a holiday as a reward instead of a prize.The cards are taken home by the pupils and filled out each evening. If the pupils are too small to attend to the cards, some member of the family looks after them. We see to it that the system is thoroughly understood by each family. As each card is filled out, it is returned to us.We have a school of over sixty pupils, and all but four are working on the credit system. We did not urge any one to take it up, but allowed them to decide for themselves.
I am pleased to explain the home credit system as we use it. I am sending some of the cards filled out by the pupils. We secure these cards from Mr. Seymour, the county school superintendent, and are allowed to use them as we think best....
We have a two-room school, and have divided it into two divisions, the smaller pupils having five thousand credits as their aim, while the larger ones work for ten thousand. Of course the number to be obtained would vary with the opportunity the children would have to earn credits. On the average, it takes our pupils about three months to earn the required number. When they have secured the number, some prize, such as a book, is given, and they are allowed to start again. Then, at the end of school, the one who has earned the most is given a special prize. Also, Mr. Seymour allows us to give ten points on each child's lowest grade, at the close of school, if he has kept up his home credit work during the school year. Some teachers give a holiday as a reward instead of a prize.
The cards are taken home by the pupils and filled out each evening. If the pupils are too small to attend to the cards, some member of the family looks after them. We see to it that the system is thoroughly understood by each family. As each card is filled out, it is returned to us.
We have a school of over sixty pupils, and all but four are working on the credit system. We did not urge any one to take it up, but allowed them to decide for themselves.
This letter is from Miss Miriam H. Rarey, who has taught near Dallas, in 1914:—
Work done on Saturdays and Sundays does not count with the exception of bathing. Pupils, as a rule, when they bathe at all, bathe on Saturday. So I told them they could take thirty minutes' credit for that, and put it down in Friday's space, in the hope that it would induce them to bathe at least once a week. It worked pretty well with some of the pupils, but others would rather do without the credits than do anything so unusual. When a pupil gets five thousand credits (every minute counts one credit) he gets his grade on his poorest study raised 5 per cent, or if he does not need that, he gets a holiday without being marked absent. The pupils have all worked pretty hard for credits, and only a few have asked for holidays. The people in the district have all been pleased with the results of home credit and I think it is a good thing. I have seventeen pupils, and they are all using home credits.
Work done on Saturdays and Sundays does not count with the exception of bathing. Pupils, as a rule, when they bathe at all, bathe on Saturday. So I told them they could take thirty minutes' credit for that, and put it down in Friday's space, in the hope that it would induce them to bathe at least once a week. It worked pretty well with some of the pupils, but others would rather do without the credits than do anything so unusual. When a pupil gets five thousand credits (every minute counts one credit) he gets his grade on his poorest study raised 5 per cent, or if he does not need that, he gets a holiday without being marked absent. The pupils have all worked pretty hard for credits, and only a few have asked for holidays. The people in the district have all been pleased with the results of home credit and I think it is a good thing. I have seventeen pupils, and they are all using home credits.
The Idaho plan as sent out by the State Superintendent, Miss Grace M. Shepherd, in a bulletin to teachers is as follows: Miss Shepherd issued two mimeographed sheets, one of rules, and one a list of credits. Theblank has a place for a daily record and a report for several weeks.
Rules governing Home Work1. No pupil is obliged to enter the contest.2. Parent must sign statement of work done by pupil.3. Contest closes when school term closes.4. Unexcused absence forfeits all credits. Unexcused tardiness forfeits 25 per cent of credits per month. Less than 90 per cent deportment, 20 per cent of all credits forfeited.5. Suggested awards:Names of the six highest at the close of school will be published in a county paper.Three highest at the close of school to be offered prize by the School Board or some citizen.Five per cent credit to be added to final examination results of all pupils who enter and continue in the contest.Urge the hearty coöperation of the parents.
Rules governing Home Work
1. No pupil is obliged to enter the contest.
2. Parent must sign statement of work done by pupil.
3. Contest closes when school term closes.
4. Unexcused absence forfeits all credits. Unexcused tardiness forfeits 25 per cent of credits per month. Less than 90 per cent deportment, 20 per cent of all credits forfeited.
5. Suggested awards:
Names of the six highest at the close of school will be published in a county paper.
Three highest at the close of school to be offered prize by the School Board or some citizen.
Five per cent credit to be added to final examination results of all pupils who enter and continue in the contest.
Urge the hearty coöperation of the parents.
genericRecord of Home Credit WorkMonth beginning........................Ending.....................................School......................County......Pupils or parents will fill in the following blanks each day and return to the teacher each month signed by the parent.M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.Rising morning without being called10m.....................|....................|....................Building fire in morning10m.....................|....................|....................Milking10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning barn10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning each horse5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding pigs5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding horses5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding chickens5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding cows5m.....................|....................|....................Bringing fuel for the day10m.....................|....................|....................Getting breakfast30m.....................|....................|....................Washing and wiping dishes15m.....................|....................|....................Sweeping floor5m.....................|....................|....................Scrubbing floor15m.....................|....................|....................Making beds5m.....................|....................|....................Making and baking bread45m.....................|....................|....................Dusting a room10m.....................|....................|....................Caring for younger childrenfull time....................|....................|....................Washing and ironing school clothes60m.....................|....................|....................Bathing20m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning teeth and finger nails10m.....................|....................|....................Bed at 9:00 p.m.5m.....................|....................|....................Sleeping with window open10m.....................|....................|....................Total....................|....................|....................Signature of parent.
Record of Home Credit WorkMonth beginning........................Ending.....................................School......................County......Pupils or parents will fill in the following blanks each day and return to the teacher each month signed by the parent.M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.Rising morning without being called10m.....................|....................|....................Building fire in morning10m.....................|....................|....................Milking10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning barn10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning each horse5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding pigs5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding horses5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding chickens5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding cows5m.....................|....................|....................Bringing fuel for the day10m.....................|....................|....................Getting breakfast30m.....................|....................|....................Washing and wiping dishes15m.....................|....................|....................Sweeping floor5m.....................|....................|....................Scrubbing floor15m.....................|....................|....................Making beds5m.....................|....................|....................Making and baking bread45m.....................|....................|....................Dusting a room10m.....................|....................|....................Caring for younger childrenfull time....................|....................|....................Washing and ironing school clothes60m.....................|....................|....................Bathing20m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning teeth and finger nails10m.....................|....................|....................Bed at 9:00 p.m.5m.....................|....................|....................Sleeping with window open10m.....................|....................|....................Total....................|....................|....................Signature of parent.
Record of Home Credit Work
Month beginning........................Ending.....................................School......................County......Pupils or parents will fill in the following blanks each day and return to the teacher each month signed by the parent.
M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.|M.T.W.T.F.Rising morning without being called10m.....................|....................|....................Building fire in morning10m.....................|....................|....................Milking10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning barn10m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning each horse5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding pigs5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding horses5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding chickens5m.....................|....................|....................Feeding cows5m.....................|....................|....................Bringing fuel for the day10m.....................|....................|....................Getting breakfast30m.....................|....................|....................Washing and wiping dishes15m.....................|....................|....................Sweeping floor5m.....................|....................|....................Scrubbing floor15m.....................|....................|....................Making beds5m.....................|....................|....................Making and baking bread45m.....................|....................|....................Dusting a room10m.....................|....................|....................Caring for younger childrenfull time....................|....................|....................Washing and ironing school clothes60m.....................|....................|....................Bathing20m.....................|....................|....................Cleaning teeth and finger nails10m.....................|....................|....................Bed at 9:00 p.m.5m.....................|....................|....................Sleeping with window open10m.....................|....................|....................Total....................|....................|....................
Signature of parent.
In Charleston, Washington, Superintendent H. W. Elliott, of the city schools, put into successful operation, in 1913-14, a plan with several special features, to which I am glad to call attention. The plan comprises daily markings by the tally system, monthly reports, cash prizes to those showing the largest number of home credits, and some reward to every pupil with credits above a certain specified number. For the purpose of raising a fund to meet the cash prizes, his school gave a play; and an autumn fair, in October, was arranged for the distribution of the prizes for both school and home work. The credit card is different from any other; it seems to be the most simple of all the monthly systems.