A survey of the educational system of the Philippine islands by the Board of educational survey, created under acts 3162 and 3196 of the Philippine Legislature.

434 EDUCATIONAL SURVEY OF THE PHILIPPINES

working at cross purposes for the normal school to train students in
a way which fails to prepare them to do the work which will be
required of them as teachers. Instruction in methods and in such
theory classes as may be included in the curriculum, should give the
students a margin of understanding and intelligence about their work.
This will equip them to carry out the course of study effectively and to
adapt themselves to changes introduced in prescribed school procedure
by revisions of the course of study. They will be able to proceed independently in matters not covered by the instructions. As a consequence,
the rigidity of the instructions may be progressively lessened, and greater
responsibility may be left to competent teachers.
The following curriculum is suggested:
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM FOR THE PHILIPPINE NORMAL SCHOOLS,
WITH DIFFERENTIATION FOR PRIMARY AND
INTERMEDIATE TEACHERS
Students to have completed seven years of elementary education before admission.
Periods are 55 minutes in the clear, allowing 5 minutes between classes. (Figures
indicate recitations a week.)
FIRST YEAR

First semester
5-English-a skill course.
5-Arithmetic-materials and methods.
Differentiated for two groups.
5-General science.
5-Observation of demonstration lessons
and discussions of lesson seen. Particular attention to arithmetic.
3-Public-school music.
2-Physical education.

Second semester
5-English-a skill course.
5-Reading-methods course with accompanying work in phonics.
5-Lesson planning, and the simple educational theory underlying it; including two periods a week in planning
seat work and supervised study.
5-Observation and participation.
3-Drawing-skill course preparatory to
methods course.
2-Physical education.

SECOND YEAR

First semester
5-English-a skill course.
5-Geography, materials, and methods.
Differentiated for two groups.
5-Methods' in teaching conversational
English, language, and literature.
Differentiated for two groups.
5-Observation, participation, and first
steps in practice teaching.
3-Drawing, methods course.
2-Physical education.

Second semester
5-English-a skill course.
5-Philippine History and Government
and methods of teaching, two groups.
5-Principles of teaching, with psychology
of learning in simple terms.
5-Practice teaching.
3-Writing, skill and methods course.
2-Physical education.