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British Information Service* "Your Children and You" will be craving praise and should be complimented on those things which he does well. At eighteen months, the child will be able to help with chores and should be allowed to follow as many natural instincts as possible. A constant repetition of "don'ts" will give him an inferiority complex. The last sequence of the film deals with the topic of fear and shows that parents have within their power the development of fear within the child or the opportunity to free him from fear. By all means, parents should not show fear before children or instill in them fear through threats. The child might be sent to his room when he is naughty, but he should definitely know why. The ineffectiveness of physical punishment is shown and discussed. Committee Appraisal: Reflecting the feelings of children and their reactions to their parents, the film with exceptionally unobtrusive camera work records significant incidents in the young lives of both boys and girls. In documentary style the filmic log employs non-theatrical, typical, everyday fathers and mothers. It should be of interest to both general adult and professional study groups concerned with child development and care. A Survey of Visual Materials Used in Vocational Guidance (Continued from page 73) quickly, and it is therefore essential that a guide be revised regularly. To solve the proljlem of the lack of visual materials for vocational guidance, it would seem desirable to create a cooperative arrangement beteen the producers and those who use visual materials. Guidance workers should make known the types of materials needed and create a demand for them. Lack of understanding and training in the use of visual materials, the fourth major problem, can be met by courses in visual instruction and demon stration programs. Teachers, counselors and club leaders can keep up with current developments by attending conferences and meetings and by reading the current articles in the professional journals. Before visual materials can become an integral part of every guidance program, not only must the importance of the guidance process and significance of visual materials be recognized, but there must also be adequate administration of the visual program within the school. Every school or community center should delegate or employ one person to be directly responsible for the administration or care of all the visual materials and equipment. At present, most schools delegate this responsibility to an instructor who already has a full teaching load. Of the ten high schools visited, the majority of the instructors who administer visual materials and equipment felt that if adequate time were allowed in their schedules, much more effective use of visual materials could be made. Tentative Program for DA VI Atlantic City Conference (Continued from page 58) Wednesday, Febntary 25, 9:30-12:30 — Demonstration Walter A. Wittich, Director, Bureau of Visual Instruction, University of Wisconsin, appears on the iTiain program of the AASA conference, teaching a demonstration lesson involving the use of audiovisual instructional materials. No DAVI meetings are scheduled this morning in order that members may attend this demonstration. Wednesday, February 25, 2:30-4:30 — Departmental Meeting Brief summarization of main currents of thought expressed at each of the conference meetings by participants, with discussion preceding business meeting. Additional programs arranged for special meetings of groups meeting with the American Association of School Administrators and dealing with audio-visual instruction include the following: Monday, February 23, 2 :30 p. m. "Implications of the Armed Services Program," Chairman : Alonzo G. Grace, Commissioner of Education, Connecticut. Wednesday, February 25, 2:30 p. m. "Visual Aids to Teaching," Chairman: Alden H. Blankenship, Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Massachusetts. Wednesday, February 25, 2:30 p. m. "Educational Possibilities of Radio," Chairman : Charles H. Lake, Superintendent of Schools, Cleveland, Ohio. The sessions mentioned above are three of thirty group discussions planned for the AASA program. The general meeting session to be conducted by Walter A. Wittich is one of ten such general meetings. Thus, a considerable amount (approximately one-tenth) of all general program time for the AASA conference is to be devoted to problems of audio-visual instruction. 80 Educational Screen