Education for the disabled in war and industry : Army hospital schools : a demonstration for the education of disabled in industry . he educational viewpoint the most astonishing featureof the army hospital schools was the variety of subjects ofinstruction. The prescription of the medical officers simplycalled for some form of activity appropriate to the mans physicalcondition. Naturally the activity likely to be most helpful inpromoting recovery was one which presented the greatest interestto the man. Interest stimulated cooperation and effort, causedforgetfulness of troubles and disabilities
Education for the disabled in war and industry : Army hospital schools : a demonstration for the education of disabled in industry . he educational viewpoint the most astonishing featureof the army hospital schools was the variety of subjects ofinstruction. The prescription of the medical officers simplycalled for some form of activity appropriate to the mans physicalcondition. Naturally the activity likely to be most helpful inpromoting recovery was one which presented the greatest interestto the man. Interest stimulated cooperation and effort, causedforgetfulness of troubles and disabilities and promoted a more A chievement © LO © fa. ?m;c . j 5? ^ O 8 S S £ c=) S o rtl ^ *-< w go P3 20 Education for the Disabled in War and Industry helpful and hopeful attitude of mind. The task for the educa-tional department then became this, to find activities suited to themans physical needs and appealing to his interest. Here it wasexceedingly gratifying to find that the apparent conflict betweeneducational values and curative benefits vanished in a majorityof cases. During periods of great weakness the physical con-. Spelling, English, and LetteringEast View, New YorkIlliterate men learned to read and write English in two hours a day for three months or less dition sometimes craved and demanded activity that was merelydiversional, that was not exacting; mere play, in fact. Occa-sionally cases were found where the physical disability demandedspecific forms of exercise which did not harmonize with the manspersonal interest. In the majority of cases, however, the menhad reached periods of convalescence and were beginning tothink seriously of life after discharge. For all such the probableusefulness of the schooling presented a strong appeal. Voca-tional and educational values thus intensified the curative bene-fits because of the strong motive which the mans personal in- A chievement 21 terest gave. The whole field of educational activity was open tothe schools. Anything
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