School Credit for Home Work

by L. R. Alderman

First Semester

Period	1		2		3
	————	————	————	————	———	————
Subjects	Average	Quality	Average	Quality	Average	Quality
	Time	of work,	Time	of work,	Time	of work,
Answer yes or no	Spent	Good,	Spent	Good,	Spent	Good,
	Daily	Fair,	Daily	Fair,	Daily	Fair,
		Poor.		Poor.		Poor.
Sleeping with open window	....	....	....	....	....	....
Keeping temper	....	....	....	....	....	....
Washing teeth	....	....	....	....	....	....
Time in recreation	....	....	....	....	....	....
Off streets	....	....	....	....	....	....

This report sent to the teacher when the report card is returned to the school will help raise the standing of your child in its school work.

E. O. McCormick, Supt.

The following subjects are of a suggestive nature; you may use as many as may be applicable to your child. Others not listed may be used. Write in the blank spaces on the front of this card those subjects under your observation.

Sawing wood.	In bed by nine (yes or no).
Washing dishes.	Building fire in mornings.
Care of house.	Care of chickens.
Care of cows.	Churning.
Making beds.	Making bread, biscuits, etc.
Sweeping.	Preparing meals for family.
Ironing.	Blacking the stove.

Any work or interest in home as shown by the child should be noted on the front of the card, under the list of subjects.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Sterling, of Clarke County, Washington, was one of the first county superintendents to get out a card suitable for use throughout her schools. She strongly urged the teachers of her county to try the plan, and in 1914 eighty-five teachers were operating it. This card provides a record for the whole school year, with a general average for the nine months. To secure credit the pupil is required to average eight hours per week, or thirty-two hours per month, at "real honest, helpful labor that relieves the father and mother of that amount of work." This done, the teacher is to add three credits to the average gained by the pupil at the school during the month of his or her studies. Additional credits are to be given for more than thirty-two hours per month at the rate of one credit for every ten hours' work. The parent or guardian is cautioned to keep track of the number of hours that the boy or girl actually spends per week at any of the kinds of work named on the credit report card, or any other real work that is not there listed. The printed list comprises:—

Milking.	Baking.
Churning.	Washing.
Turning separator.	Ironing.
Caring for horses.	Sweeping.
Caring for cows.	Dusting.
Caring for pigs.	Sewing.
Caring for poultry.	Running errands.
Cleaning barn.	Making beds.
Splitting wood.	Washing dishes.
Carrying in wood.	Building fires.
Gardening.	Caring for little children.
Cooking.