THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 27, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 27, 1969 , Humanistic education for By NANCY LISAGOR Do you think of yourself as a num- ber or a human being? For those who prefer personal con- tact and dialog to massive lecture classes and computerized finals, a conference to explore the humanistic approach to education will be held at the School of Education this Friday. The conference, jointly sponsored by the Ed School faculty and the Stu- dent for Educational Innovation (SEI) will feature panel discussions, work- shops and demonstrations of various techniques of the humanistic educa- tion. According to Stan Bennett, Grad, and a past president of SEI the hu- manist approach to education in- volves "treating human beings as hu- man beings, even if they are children. It is working with the interests and needs of the children instead of trying to impose the interests of the adults onto them." "This approach to education," says Bennett, "is more interested in rela- tionships and interactions between the students and the teachers than the progressive educators of the past. These people were mainly involved in a completely child-centered approach." The conference will begin at 10 a.n. with an introductory comment from each of four featured guest speakers. The speakers will be: Herbert Kohl, Robert Hivighurst, Bernard Mehl, and George Geis. Herbert Kohl is the author of 36 Children and Teaching the Unteach- able which tell of his experiences as a teacher in a New York ghetto school. Robert Hivighurst, a well-known sociologist from the University of Chicago, has written several articles criticizing the traditional "humanist" philosophy of education. Bernard Mehl, an educator from Ohio State University, specializes in examining racism in schools and so- ciety. George Geis, a behavioral psycho- logist from the University is especial- ly interested in instructional systems and teacher training. In the afternoon, a panel discussion will feature these four men in which the audience may participate and ask questions. In other rooms, there will be demonstrations going on of such things as inquiry method, educational games, the problem solving approach to instructional systems, and class- room management. The demonstration concerning in- quiry method will deal with experi- mental ways of teaching. The students are given hypothetical data and from it they are expected to abstract their own conclusions. It is a discovery ap- proach to learning rather than the lecture method. The educational games group will be led by Layman -Allen and Fred Good- man of the Education School. Educa- tional games are a way of learning also in which game format is used but the content is learning material. Another group will examine the problem solving approach to instruc- tional systems, the problem teachers have in the classrooms, looking at the classroom as a system, analyzing prob- lems, and solving them within the con- text of the classroom. Classroom management will be led by Don Smith of the Ed School and will try to define classroom problems from the standpoint of B. F. Skinner's behavioral psychologist theories. On Friday night, there will be a "Festival of Life" including rock bands and experimental music. There will be three bands, The Charging Rhinocerous of Soul, Hous- humans ton Harlow (folk music) and The Minority Group (a rock group). Electronic music will also be includ- ed in the festival. Works from various local composers will be played. Music students will also provide a string quartet. There will also be a poetry reading at the festival. The reading will feat- ure Jim Peters, editor of the Genera- tion. A guerrilla theater group from the Residential College will be performing throughout the evening. An art fair made up of pieces of art from students in A and D School will be on exhibit all day. Some of the pieces will be for sale. Ceremonies, paintings, sculpture, etc. will be ex- hibited. Bennett, one of the coordinators of the conference, said the purpose of the conference is "to establish more communication between the Ed School and outlying communities." He explained that "during the day an opportunity will be provided for students and faculty to get together and -discuss how schools need to change and the various different ap- proaches to education that are pos- sible." $ 4. A Would you believe A gnew? Randy Agnew, 22, son of the Vice President, displays the make-up he will use in the University of Maryland's Ugly Man on Campus contest. ------- ---- -- ,ra I -- g ' F".ORMAL AFFAIR 'p -r pv 334 S. 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