XVII. THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY
XVIII. POETRY AND LIFE
XIX. A SENSE OF HUMOR
XX. THE ELEMENT OF HUMAN INTEREST
XXI. BEHAVIOR
XXII. BOND AND FEAR
XXIII. EXAMINATIONS
XXIV. WORLD-BUILDING
XXV. A TYPICAL VITALIZED SCHOOL




THE VITALIZED SCHOOL




CHAPTER I

TEACHING SCHOOL


=Life and living compared.=--There is a wide difference between
school-teaching and teaching school. The question "Is she a
school-teacher?" means one thing; but the question "Can she teach
school?" means quite another. School-teaching may be living; but
teaching school is life. And any one who has a definition of life can
readily find a definition for teaching school. Much of the criticism of
the work of the schools emanates from sources that have a restricted