16 TEACHING SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

 VII. What are some of the pests that reduce man's productive ability?
 VIII. How do all animals adapt themselves to the regions in which they live?
LIVING AT HOME IN FLORIDA (Nine to twelve weeks)
 I. Why do we have homes?
 II..How do we choose the location for our homes?
 III. How does house planning affect our daily living?
 IV. How do we make our own climate in our houses?
 V. How do we light our houses?
 VI. How do we get and use our water supply?
 VII. How can we make the most of what we have in our homes?
 VIII. How can we keep our homes and our community clean?
 IX. How can we further keep our homes and community safe?
 X. How is safe food supplied to our homes?
 XI. How should food be served in our homes?


USING THE HIGHWAYS SAFELY


(Approximately three weeks)


GROWING IN RESPONSIBILITY (Approximately one week)
 I. What are your growing social responsibilities?
 II. What are your growing home responsibilities?
 III. What are your growing vocational responsibilities?

 Choosing the teacher for Everyday Living. The success of
Everyday Living depends primarily upon the teacher. Although
not difficult from a standpoint of technical science, the course
will test the resourcefulness and ingenuity of the most experi-
enced instructor. This is because it comes close to matters of
everyday living in which the children themselves will have
definite experiences and strong impressions.
 Which instructor-the teacher of health, of home economics,
or of science-should be selected for the classes in Everyday Liv-
ing? The answer is-the best.' No consideration of schedule or
of convenience should compete with genuine qualifications.
 The most important factor is that the teacher selected should
 understand junior high school students. The specialists in senior
 high school subjects are not necessarily the best selections, in
 spite of their familiarity with technical science. On the other
 hand a teacher of special sciences will undoubtedly possess a
 background of home experience to make the practical topics