The Technique of Oral Choirs in Secondary Schools as a Classroom Medium for Teaching an Appreciation of Poetry
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description: Many students, especially boys, often express a definite dislike and, at times, an aversion to poetry when the poems are long. At the same time they show great lack of appreciation for the inspiring, engaging and the enriching of emotional life values of this—the greatest of the fine arts.|Now the most valuable asset in life is the power of appreciation. To develop this power is one of the primary ends of educahm. It is the essence of wisdom to sense comparative values. Thus one is enabled to single out the difference between the wheat and the chaff, the true and the false, the genuine and the tawdry. One who discerns the beauties of nature is constantly discovering new wonders in the world of seas, stars, sunsets, and mountains and grows great in the contemplation of the earth's majestic manifestations.|Moreover, Magner would have us know that:|"Music, art, literature, science, history—all hold a wealth of enjoyment and personal enrichment for the individual who has learned to understand and appreciate them Human nature itself becomes a fruitful study only when one has learned to recognize and to prize virtue and character. All these powers are treasures of the mind, developed slowly by experience, guidance, reading, observation, travel, meditation and prayer; and so long as the mind continues to function even though material fortunes disappear they remain an abiding consolation. It has been truly said that the wise man, the man of developed appreciation, carries his wealth always with him."|Moreover, Biggans, instructor in education at De Paul University, writes:|"In the opinion of many, presenting poetry to the adolescent is an unenviable task. A large number of high school instructors think that the directing of learning in the field yields unfruitful results. The fact that to date many articles have been appearing in our various educational journals on the subject of "Conducting Poetry Courses" points out a general dissatisfaction, and an attempt towards adjust…
abstract: Many students, especially boys, often express a definite dislike and, at times, an aversion to poetry when the poems are long. At the same time they show great lack of appreciation for the inspiring, engaging and the enriching of emotional life values of this—the greatest of the fine arts.|Now the most valuable asset in life is the power of appreciation. To develop this power is one of the primary ends of educahm. It is the essence of wisdom to sense comparative values. Thus one is enabled to single out the difference between the wheat and the chaff, the true and the false, the genuine and the tawdry. One who discerns the beauties of nature is constantly discovering new wonders in the world of seas, stars, sunsets, and mountains and grows great in the contemplation of the earth's majestic manifestations.|Moreover, Magner would have us know that:|"Music, art, literature, science, history—all hold a wealth of enjoyment and personal enrichment for the individual who has learned to understand and appreciate them Human nature itself becomes a fruitful study only when one has learned to recognize and to prize virtue and character. All these powers are treasures of the mind, developed slowly by experience, guidance, reading, observation, travel, meditation and prayer; and so long as the mind continues to function even though material fortunes disappear they remain an abiding consolation. It has been truly said that the wise man, the man of developed appreciation, carries his wealth always with him."|Moreover, Biggans, instructor in education at De Paul University, writes:|"In the opinion of many, presenting poetry to the adolescent is an unenviable task. A large number of high school instructors think that the directing of learning in the field yields unfruitful results. The fact that to date many articles have been appearing in our various educational journals on the subject of "Conducting Poetry Courses" points out a general dissatisfaction, and an attempt towards adjust…
author: Woolfe, M. Sylvania O.S.B.
language: en_US
keywords: Education
date published: 1950
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:51:41Z
provider: Creighton University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Creighton University

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