See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

"SHY GUY" a useful Coronet Film to help overcome shyness among adolescent Noungsters. AN ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER— (For the past five vears, once a week, this teacher has shown tra\elogues. sponsored fihns. a n d other pictures of general interest to aduk groups.) "I introduced the fihn with the short comment that they might like to see a new picture that I knew had been used the previous week in a high school English class. At the end, I asked them what they thought of the picture. Thev said they wished they had had such a movie when thev went to school. I did not tr\ to carry the discussion further, but I noticed thev had watched the screen with fidlest atten- tion." * * * HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER OF HANDIC\PPED GROUP—(Time: one week before Open House Xight, which pupils at- tended with their parents.) "Many of the honor roll students and foot- ball plavers might fimible over in- troductions that ni^ht. This would be unfortunate, for it reallv was easy to introduce people. I asked the stu- dents if thev would like to use some of their English periods to practice introductions. I knew the school had a new film on this subject. The picture was shown next da\ at the beginning of the period. Then I put on the board three match-stick draw- ings: the first illustrated one girl in- troducing two boy s to her girl friend: the second showed a boy in- troducing a girl and a bov to his mother, and the third showed a boy introducing the girl and boy to his father. We looked at the film a second time to watch just how these introduction situations were sohed. Underneath each drawing the rule for the particular introduction pro- cedure was formulated as simplv as possible. Two other drawings were made, one containing a man teacher and the other a woman teacher, each \\ ith a student and two parents. Sim- ilar conversation and rules were writ- ten on the board. The next dav (af- ter practicing at home) each pupil was to pretend he had his parents with him and introduce them and me. On the day of Open House Xight, we took part of the period to rehearse again these introductions. From the introductions made that evening, I felt that the project had been very worthwhile. "I would like to repeat the film later in the year before some school part\, to rehearse again other real life situations." * » * JUNIOR ENGLISH TEACHER —".\ class, which was asked to choose a subject for a six weeks unit upon which the reading, written and oral work might be based, chose 'Eti- quette.' I asked whether any had seen motion pictures on this topic: a few had. .All wanted me to procure what- ever films possible. I suggested a pu- pil committee to do this. The film on introductions was previewed bv that committee, presented h\ one of the members, and the discussion that followed was conducted by her." * * * HEAD OF STUDENT FIRE- POLICE AT HIGH SCHOOL - "The boys were asked if thev would like to see a film on iiuroductioiis, as they sometimes have to introduce people while on hall duty. After the film showing, their experiences with an office clerk or teacher were dis- cussed. Simple rules were gone over about whose name shoidd be given first in the case of two women, two men, and a man and a woman. Thev likid tlu- pidurc and >aid e\er\()ne should see it." • * « EIGHTH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER—Thai jjicturc just fits in with the first chapter of our book. Pupils said they didn't see whv we didn't ha\e more such pictmes for Englisii. I felt that e\en the one showing was enough, along with the work in the textbook and the prac- tice introductions that followed. Ev- ery eighth grade English class shoulil sec it." From the preceding reports and from other experiences with guid- ance films, we are novv- recommend- ing that this film be used with everv eighth grade English class studying a manners unit. We are also recommending that one review showing be given in high school when the topic of introductions again appears, if the pupils feel thev would profit from another showing, or if the teacher believes they have not yet mastered the rules involved. We in no way restrict other groups from showing the picture, but if the film is used consistentlv in the eighth grade, it is probable that the stu- dents will have seen it and mastered mastered that topic. 9 Other films which we hope to use in this personal guidance area are: You And Your family. 7 min.. S25. Association Films, $47 Madison .\ve.. New York 17, N. Y. You And Your Friends. 8 min.. S25, .Association Films. Shy Guy, 13 min., S54, Coronet Pro- ductions, Inc., Glenview, 111. Are You Popular? 10 min.. 545. Cor- onet. Team Work, 22 min., SI70, Simmel- Meservcv, 321 S. Beverlv Drive, Beverlv Hills, California. MARCH . 1948 27