"EVERYDAY LIVING"


of Everyday Living easy to present. It would be a mistake if this
teacher chose to raise the level of science difficulty in the course.
 The home economics teacher has had adequate experience in
 the sciences for handling any topic of Everyday Living and in
 addition has the experiences of home management required for
 the proper presentation of many units in this course. Since
 home economics is a junior high school course in Florida, the
 home economics teacher already has the understanding of the
 students at that level which is advisable for teaching Everyday
 Living.
 The health teacher may lack experience in both technical
science and home economics, but a combination of the elemen-
tary courses in science, special courses in health, and the home
background which the teacher without a doubt possesses, should
make successful instruction in Everyday Living probable. The
only condition is an earnest attitude that will approach the units
of Everyday Living in the spirit of the good teacher.
 There are many reasons why Everyday Living should be
taught by one teacher continuously throughout the school year.
There should be a previous consultation, however, in the pre-
school planning period, among the teachers of science, of health
and of home economics. This group should go over all units in
Everyday Living. Materials needed for the units should be lo-
cated, reference books placed on separate shelves, trips planned,
and all other types of profitable experiences discussed. This co-
operation should continue throughout the year. Although one
member of the group is selected as instructor for a class in Every-
day Living, each of the others should contribute demonstrations
or complete lessons in appropriate topics.
 Since boys and girls need each other's reactions to home and
life situations, the class in Everyday Living should not be divided
on the basis of sex. The size of class should not be above the
recommended maximum of laboratory classes, which is twenty-
five students. This permits adequate attention to the varied
activities which are required in teaching Everyday Living.
 Suggestions for teaching Everyday Living. The State Bul-
letin Everyday Living lists state adopted textbooks to be used