Conclusions and Recommendations dary school and reach into the years of the junior college .
ii . In the organization of all social science in-
struction an effort should be made to develop in the pupil the concept of the principle of continuity
-the concept that nothing ever did or does exist in isolation, that everything is always in process
of change or becoming, that no event is without antecedents and sequences. Through such a study the pupil should acquire a realistic outlook upon
the world and a broad perspective for the appraisal of persons, events, programs and ideas.
E. MATERIAL AIDS OF INSTRUCTION i . Both the content and the organization of the
social science program are strongly conditioned by the various material aids employed in teaching. Effective instruction consequently requires a
far more generous and discriminating provision
of these aids, particularly in rural communities, than most American schools now enjoy . 2 . Although the gifted and well-trained teacher
will be able to achieve much from the use of a 62