Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ontario. Department of Education

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management" by Ontario Department of Education is a pedagogical manual written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide for teachers to instruct students in household management, including lessons in cleaning, cooking, and general home care, aimed primarily at junior and senior grade students. Its primary focus is on providing practical skills and knowledge that relate directly to everyday home and life management. At the start of the manual, the introduction emphasizes the evolving nature of education to encompass not just intellectual training but also practical life skills. It discusses the importance of correlating household management lessons with other school subjects, advocating for a well-rounded understanding of home life that prepares students for real-world responsibilities. The manual outlines various course details, including classroom management, necessary equipment for household management classes, and the integration of subjects like arithmetic, science, and health within practical lessons, indicating a holistic approach to education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2008-02-20