Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

NEW FROM AUDIOTRONICS GROUP LISTENING WITH INDIVIDUAL HEARING The new ATC HB-4 Listening System solves the problem of individual hearing differences with separate volume controls for each student. Its eight listening stations not only provide the means for a group of students to listen without interfering with other activities, but also assure that each student will hear comfortably. The rugged %" plywood carrying case, covered with durable silver-brown vinyl, contains eight lightweight U.S.-made double headsets in separate compartments. Jack strips built into opposite sides of the case incorporate standard phone jacks and individual volume controls for eight students. An extra jack is provided for connecting additional units. Headsets are durable, self-adjusting models with Alnico magnets and vinyl-covered headbands. The 10-ft. input cable and the headsets have standard phone plugs to fit ATC audio equipment, as well as most other classroom record players, radios, and tape recorders. Solid full-grip handle and sturdy latch make for safe portability, and rubber feet protect desks and table tops. Weight is only 10 lbs. Size: 12i/>" X 81/2" X 8". w .95 SEE YOUR DEALER OR WRITE FOR COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS AUDIOTRONICS 11057 VVEDDINGTON STREET, NORTH HOLLYWOOD 2 , CALIFORNIA 318 AUDIO by Max U. Bildersee Passive Listening? Have you ever heard of 'passive reading' or 'passive tasting' or any other activity of the senses labeled thusly? Why do we continue to demean listening by referring to listening alone as 'passive listening?' It seems to us that the listener who hears cannot help but be active— and to react— to the language or the music heard. The reaction may be negative, of course. The individual may be immoved by the expierience insofar as a positive reaction is concerned. But certainly the listening has not been 'passive' in that there has been no reaction. To read 'passively' would imply seeing nothing, just as though it were possible to read without seeing! To hear 'passively' or to indulge in 'passive listening' would infer that no sound was heard. In which case there is no hearing, no listening. It is unlikely, but possible, that the student can sit through the playing of a record or the projection of a film totally blind and deaf although these faculties are not impaired. But if the student has seen and/or heard, and has not seemed to in any way, there is a negative reaction. 'Passive listening?' Bosh! Too frequently the phrase is used as a bald and untenable excuse for not offering adequate audio experiences in instruction. Democracy In America Alexis Charles de Tocqueville visited the United States more than 130 years ago and was so impressed with democracy as it was practiced here that he returned to France and devoted his life to introducing democracy to the French people. De Tocqueville's mission was to study American prisons and penal reform. He accomplished this, and in so doing recognized the advanced political philosophy represented by the United States of America. De Tocqueville was accompanied by Giistave de Beaumont. They journeyed through the United States for almost a year. They met professional people and merchants, society representatives and. prisoners, governors and Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide— June, 1962 Arc HB-4 $59.95 School Net $89.95 List