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Music and Technology: A Very Short Introduction
VERY SHORT INTRODUCTIONS are for anyone wanting a stimulating and
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HANNAH ARENDT Dana Villa
BRITISH CINEMA Charles Barr
THE NOVEL Robert Eaglestone
NEGOTATION Carrie Menkel-Meadow
GÖDEL’S THEOREM Adrian Moore
1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2
Printed in the UK by Ashford Colour Press Ltd, Gosport, Hampshire.,
on acid-free paper
Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
1 Music as technology
3 Time
4 Space
5 Community
6 Noise
References
Further reading
Index
List of illustrations
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
Mr. Warren did wrong to deprive any pupil of a right use of the
playground or gymnasium.
When teams are formed, limit the time they may use the field and
apparatus so as to accommodate those who are not on the teams at
some time during the day.
COMMENTS
“Now girls, here in the library is Sam’s typewriter. Let’s each write
a part of this so we can all say we didn’t write it and lay it on
Elizabeth’s desk tomorrow.” All were agreed, so one after another
took a turn at writing. After many copies were spoiled they finally
wrote one that pleased them. Each took a turn at addressing the
envelope. When it was sealed they said, “E-ne me-ne mi-ne mo,” etc.,
to find out who was to place this on Elizabeth’s desk. The lot fell to
Lulu Miller, but she would do it only on condition that Sue go with
her and help her place it. The next morning the girls went to school
as soon as the doors were opened. They found nobody in the
assembly room, so they opened Elizabeth’s geometry text at that
day’s lesson. Each took hold of one corner of the envelope and placed
it in the book. Then they returned the book to the desk and went into
the history room where they diligently studied the maps until school
opened.
After opening exercises the four guilty girls watched from a corner
of their eyes to see Elizabeth get her missive. Susan saw her take out
the letter, open it and blush scarlet, while she wiped away tears of
vexation. Soon Elizabeth with letter in hand walked up to Mr.
Davidson’s desk and talked to him a few minutes. When she came
away again she didn’t have the letter.
The girls had not counted upon this turn of affairs.
Before school closed Mr. Davidson asked who put the note in
Elizabeth’s geometry. Nobody answered. He then questioned
everybody one at a time and each answered “No” to the question.
“Did you put it there?” Susan and Lulu tried to think they told the
truth because they neither of them did it alone.
Mr. Davidson said, “All right, we’ll stay right here till we find out
the guilty party.” Some laughed, others pouted and a few who drove
to school from the country looked worried. Mr. Davidson said,
“Somebody in this room knows who did that. I’m sorry to think
anybody is mean enough to keep all of his schoolmates in because he
will not tell the truth.”
Still nobody confessed. Mr. Davidson waited and scolded by turns
until dusk, all to no purpose. The girls’ fear of exposure, to say
nothing of confession, grew greater with every speech he made. He
finally dismissed the school, after saying that he would find the
culprit and suspend him.
Daily Mr. Davidson referred publicly to the note and made threats
as to what he would do with the guilty one. These frequent references
to the affair helped Elizabeth to remember her fault and practically
cured her of it. But the guilty ones were never found out and Mr.
Davidson had four pupils whose joy and efficiency in school work
were greatly diminished.
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
When you see that a pupil is truly selfish begin at once to treat
him. First find out, if possible, how this trait was developed and then
begin to correct the false notions. Say to the selfish one, “I want you
to study the pupils of this room this week, and tell me of all the
unselfish deeds done that you can make note of, and why you think
them unselfish.” Of course, other pupils will be given similar topics
and the reports, as well as the original requests, will be made in
public. These character studies may be connected with literature in
place of the fictitious personalities which are often studied.
When wishing to find the writer of a note go to work at it privately.
Having once made a threat do not lightly disregard it. Do not give
over to your pupils matters of discipline which you should attend to
yourself.
COMMENTS
Mr. Davidson doubtless knew that Elizabeth was selfish, but took
no measures to correct the fault. Some teachers say they are not
employed as character builders but only as instructors in secular
matters. The truth is, however, that they cannot escape instructing in
morals. Elizabeth was growing more selfish. The question as to
whether character grows during school life is settled. Pupils do
change in character. The teacher has no choice. He either confirms or
breaks up bad habits. The principle of substitution enables the selfish
pupil to grow less selfish by the study and admiration of unselfish
pupils and adults. It is in order to call forth this admiration that the
student is asked to tell why he names certain acts unselfish.
Teachers make mistakes often by publicly announcing a
misdemeanor about which there would otherwise be little known.
Cases where immediate danger does not threaten should not be
made public. Private inquiry is always much more fruitful of good
results. Public confession is especially hard. Furthermore, the
sidetracking of legitimate school interests by much discussion of
misdemeanors can be minimized by letting as few persons as
possible know about the wrong deed.
Threats that are not carried out weaken the teacher’s control.
Patient study and planning will show the teacher a way to cure
selfishness. By judicious observation a teacher can discover attitudes
taken toward a pupil by his schoolmates and these will be of great
value to him in any attempt at corrective measures.
It is doubtless true that the schoolmates often develop a wise and
effective cure for some wrong trait or attitude. In such cases they
may be permitted to carry out their program, without the connivance
of the teacher. But a close examination of the conditions is needful,
so that neglect of unformed characters may not be appropriately
charged against a teacher.
Earl Foley was fifteen years old when he entered high school and
came under the control of its principal, Mr. Mullendore.
Earl was large, with a round face, thick lips, a big mouth and a too
ready smile. He was very active and learned easily, but was
unmannerly and above all, selfish. He invariably selected the best for
himself, stood between others and the teacher, gave his views
unsought, and in many little ways annoyed his teachers and
companions.
Mr. Mullendore discovered that the boy Selfish Manners
simply needed teaching, so he decided that
in his private talks with Earl he would use illustrations easily
understood. He asked Earl one day what famous person he admired
above all others. Finding the man to be Lincoln, Mr. Mullendore
talked of Lincoln’s unselfishness and humility and even asked Earl
what kind of pencil he thought Lincoln would have taken if passed a
box containing one good pencil, and the others second grade, Lincoln
knowing, meanwhile, that all would be used by his classmates. Mr.
Mullendore talked of Earl’s work on the farm and asked him to recall
the practice of pigs, cattle and fowls in getting their share of food. He
asked Earl to study out the cause for the development of
unselfishness in the human race.
All this was said without a single reference to Earl’s own traits. It
seemed a part of the study of Lincoln. Earl was not slow to apply the
suggestions of the lesson, however, and before many months had
passed he was one of the most unselfish pupils in the high school.
(2) Jealousy. Some one has truly said, “In jealousy there is more
self-love than love.” It is an attitude which develops early, however.
Even very young children will sometimes destroy an object rather
than have it fall into the hands of another. As a rule the smaller the
number of individuals in competition and the narrower the range of
their interests the more intense will be the jealousy between them.
The teacher’s problems are complicated by jealousies in two ways:
(1) by a spirit of unkindly rivalry among patrons of the school, a
feeling which is sure to be reflected in the attitudes of the pupils
toward each other, and (2) by a spirit of jealousy arising among and
limited to the pupils themselves.
The first type has been treated incidentally in other parts of
Practical School Discipline and need not be further dealt with here.
The second type, fortunately, is not a very common cause of trouble
in the well ordered school-room, but it is a fault so harmful to the
child himself and in adult life, so harmful to all who come within its
blighting influence, that it can not be too carefully watched and
checked in its early development.
During adolescence and afterwards, jealous attitudes arise mainly
out of sports and out of competition for sex recognition and
appreciation. Jealousy breeds an angry resentment toward a person
who holds or seems likely to acquire one’s property or personal
privilege. It embraces a feeling of fear and a sense of helplessness in
the face of the aggressor. It develops an enlarged appreciation of the
treasures involved and a disposition to care for them by violence, or
if defence is useless, to destroy them.
Jealousy, envy, rivalry and covetousness are only varying forms of
the same anti-social attitude of selfishness. Tact and patience on the
part of parent and teacher and the judicious application of the Five
Fundamental Principles will uproot them all in time.
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
COMMENTS
June Dacey was a frail city girl whose health was such that her
parents feared to send her to the public schools in New York. One
September morning June’s father said to her: “June, how would you
like to spend a year in the country and attend school with your
cousins?”
June thought it would be, “Just fine!” and Mr. Dacey was not long
in arranging with his brother in Massachusetts to receive June into
his home and to see her well started in the country school.
All went well until June’s cousin Carrie Dacey began to show signs
of jealousy toward June. The two girls were just of an age, but Carrie
was an unusually vigorous, strong, healthy girl with double the
amount of endurance possessed by June. As a consequence the two
girls received very different treatment by their elders and even in a
half unconscious way by the other children who were, indeed,
somewhat overawed by June’s pretty clothes and refined manners.
“O, yes! of course June can have everything and I can’t have
anything,” said Carrie one day in a fit of petulance. “She has all the
nice clothes and I have to wear this old thing. She can ride to the
picnic while I have to walk. The teacher is always doing things for her
and nobody ever does anything for me. At home it’s just the same
way, June gets all the attention.”
Miss Scott, the teacher, happened to overhear the remark,
although it was not intended for her, and was thereby made
conscious of the ill-will that was springing up between the two girls.
She had had no desire to show partiality in any way toward June but
only to protect the frail girl from too fatiguing sport. Now she said to
herself, “This won’t do! We shall have a tragedy here soon! I must
think out some plan to overcome this feeling between the two
cousins.”
It so happened that the children had for their reading lesson “The
Story of the Twins.” The story was full of activity and fun and
mischief and the children liked it. Miss Scott had promised the class
that when they could read it very well they might dramatize it some
day.
“You two girls who are just of an age must be our twins,” said Miss
Scott, “the other children may take the other parts. Mary and Jane,
come help me make this crepe paper into costumes for ‘the twins.’
They must dress just alike.”
The children caught the idea, and, just as Miss Scott intended they
should do, immediately nicknamed the two girls “The Twins.” Miss
Scott strengthened the tendency still further by saying occasionally,
in a playful way, “Will the twins pass the paint boxes for us?” “Will
the twins collect the pencils?”
Carrie was soon quite cured of her jealous complainings. Through
suggestion, the feeling of coöperation and comradeship had been
substituted for the selfish emotion of jealousy, and in thus being
linked together in school duties and sports, in a way, too, that
emphasized the relation of equality, the two children soon became
firm friends.
Wendell Smith was a son of Dr. Smith, one of the most influential
men in the village. He was handsome, well-dressed, well-mannered
and very intelligent. He had delightful books, mechanical and
constructive toys, a bicycle, a watch, and now a few days after he
entered the fourth grade his father gave him a pony and carriage for
a birthday present.
Mark Hazard was in the same grade at Jealous of “Rich
school. Their teacher was Miss Hosiner. Boy”
Mark was a wide-awake boy who was often in mischief. He was
coarse in his speech and manners. He criticized adversely every one
of Wendell’s possessions and was always glad when for any reason
Wendell failed to recite well. When the boys played, Mark would say:
“Don’t ask Wendell to come, he might get his clothes dirty.” When
Wendell missed the word “giraffe” Mark whispered sibilantly, “He
can spell ‘pony’; that’s all the animal he knows.”
Miss Hosiner knew that Mark disliked Wendell and felt sure that
jealousy was at the bottom of his sneers and coarse remarks, but she
didn’t know how to bring about a change.
There was a pool of muddy water near the back door after every
rain. This was spanned by a plank over which the children walked to
the playground.
One day Mark and Wendell were both on the plank when Mark
deftly tripped Wendell, who fell splash into the muddy water. Had
Mark used common courtesy Wendell would doubtless have laughed
at his own plight, but when he looked up to see Mark’s sneer as he
said sarcastically, “Now you’re some dolled up ain’t you?” he said,
“Mark Hazard, you’ve got to smart for this.”
Miss Hosiner had seen it all from the window and understood the
situation perfectly. She went to the door and said, “Wendell, you may
go home and change your clothes; Mark, you may go in and take your
seat and you may have all of your intermissions alone for a week. As
soon as you come in the morning, and at noon, you may take your
seat at once. I will allow you a separate time for your recess from that
of pupils who know how to behave toward each other. Since you can’t
act decently toward other boys, you may play by yourself.”
As the group separated Mark shook his fist at Miss Hosiner’s
retreating back and openly made an ugly face at Wendell.
Not only during the week of his punishment but throughout the
year he showed insolence toward Miss Hosiner and distinct dislike
for Wendell.
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
COMMENTS
Emeline Carlisle was a little girl who talked about the maid, the
cook and the nurse at their house, of the company they had, the
vacations they spent and the clerks in “father’s store.”
Jessie Dodge was a child of a poor but refined widow who, with
extreme difficulty, was able to provide sufficient clothing and food
for her.
Miss Dunlap, the teacher in the fourth Jealous of “Rich
grade, saw that Jessie was destined to Girl”
become jealous of Emeline. So she pointed out to Emeline from time
to time the superior gifts and traits of Jessie. She would say:
“Jessie Dodge is such a refined girl. She knows how to reply
whenever she is spoken to. I think the girls who are her special
friends are fortunate.”
She appointed these two girls to do tasks together, saying, “Jessie
and Emeline may work together on the fifth problem, Emeline writes
well and Jesse thinks well. They will make good companions for this
work.”
By such handling of the situation, Emeline and Jessie became good
friends.
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
COMMENTS
The big, final basket ball game between Danvers and Winfield high
schools would determine which was the best team in the state. Prof.
Beatty of Danvers wrote to Prof. Ryland of Winfield and said, among
other things:
“Kindly write me a few words about each Appreciating
boy on your team to read to our boys. Are Opponents
they country or town boys? What is the favorite study of each? What
does each expect to do when he gets out of high school? What do you
consider the finest trait of each?
When the answer to this letter came, the Danvers boys read it
eagerly and later met the Winfield boys as friends. Not a hint of
jealousy was shown by Danvers when Winfield won.
CONSTRUCTIVE TREATMENT
Misses Phelps and Bender took a wise course in curing the fifth
and sixth graders under their charge, of snobbishness. They
combined forces and went into flower gardening on a small scale. A
plot of ground was procured and the children grouped by pairs
according to an inflexible rule adopted at the very start. There were
several motives behind this project, but we need consider only this
one point.
To insure a genuinely democratic spirit, Gardening in
two pairs were assigned each day for work Pairs