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The basic purpose of American Education Week is to make every American aware of the important role education plays in a democracy---.and to help him realize that good schools are his personal responsibility. Specific purposes are: to increase public understanding and appreciation of education; to explan the modern school ...today’s curriculum, current teaching methods and materials; to increase pupil appreciation of their school; to reveal school problems and needs; to strengthen the bonds of cooperation .between school and community. How are these purposes achieved?
By enco-,raging the public to visit the schools, and by explaining the achievements and problems of the schools through a variety of media, to those who do not visit the -chools.
Thirtv million adults visited their local schools during American Education Week in 1960. Other millions were told about school problems and achievements through newspapers, magazines, radio and television, sermons, motion pictures, plays, posters and booklets. ** From N'.E.A.—Your Schools: Time for a Progress Report
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