. Public school methods . rties andvalue of the various kinds of raw material from which foodis obtained, and of fabrics from which garments are made,constitutes an important step in the solution of this per-plexing problem. (e) Connection of the School with the Home. Girlsof the intermediate and grammar grades have strong domesticproclivities, and they are easily interested in whatever per-tains to the welfare of the home. Lessons in domestic sciencewhich are within their mental grasp enable them to makesuch a connection between the school and the home as willincrease their interest in both t
. Public school methods . rties andvalue of the various kinds of raw material from which foodis obtained, and of fabrics from which garments are made,constitutes an important step in the solution of this per-plexing problem. (e) Connection of the School with the Home. Girlsof the intermediate and grammar grades have strong domesticproclivities, and they are easily interested in whatever per-tains to the welfare of the home. Lessons in domestic sciencewhich are within their mental grasp enable them to makesuch a connection between the school and the home as willincrease their interest in both their school work and theirhome duties. 2. DifiBculties. The teacher who wishes to give her girlslessons in domestic science in most schools finds herself faceto face with numerous difficulties. Among the most prom-inent of these, the following may be mentioned: (a) Lack of Knowledge. Only a small number ofteachers have as yet made any definite preparation for teach-ing this branch, though most teachers have some practical. Domestic Science 325 knowledge of how to conduct a home. Such teachers shoulduse this knowledge as a foundation upon which to build,and by study, reading and experiment obtain the prepara-tion necessary for the work. (b) Lack of Time. This is often a more serious difficultythan the first, for in nearly every school the curriculum isovercrowded. However, wise planning will do much to over-come this difficulty. Many of the nature study lessons andthe lessons in elementary science can be so directed as tocontribute to lessons on domestic science. This is especiallytrue of those lessons upon articles from which food, clothingand shelter are obtained. Again, many of the principles ofcooking are so closely allied with physics and chemistry thatsome of the lessons upon these subjects will contribute knowl-edge which can be applied in domestic science. The greatestdifficulty is that of providing two lines of work, one for theboys and another for the girls, and findin
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