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say "No, Henry, the sky is not really green — it's just the way they made the film." But this does not help Jackie, who made up his mind five minutes jago that the film is all about Greenland, and in spite of the fact that the commentator is talking about India.
Slides and film-strips should be printed in reverse colour for diagrams (white on black), as this will allow them to be projected onto the blackboard. The teacher may then add to them by using chalk if he wishes to extend the diagrams further.
There are many other requirements, but the list given above is of primary importance, and already made public by competent authorities.
Many teachers who are film-minded have already made considerable progress in the use of visual aids, and for many years prior to the war they were trying hard to get the authorities to recommend and supply the necessary equipment. But their efforts went unrewarded, for the few projectors which found their way into the schools were supplied by the local education committees, and in some cases even purchased by the teachers themselves.
Then came the war, and the use of visual aids was given terrific impetus through their adoption on a grand scale by the Services, and new machines were manufactured by the thousand and rushed to service establishments throughout the world.
And to-day? To-day the story is slightly different. "Still" projectors are to be supplied as standard equipment to all schools throughout Britain, and silent and sound projectors are recommended for those having 300 or 500 or more children respectively.
Outstanding among the progressives in visual aids are Britain and America, but reports of rapid progress are coming in from every part of the world, and many new records are being made for required expenditure on education in the various countries.
The British Government, realising that the rapid growth of visual aids calls for central planning and leadership, and knowing full well that available films and equipment must be evenly distributed throughout the whole country, has given its support to two new bodies created to serve schools.
These are the National Committee for Visual Aids in Educa
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