The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-15
The Method of Promotion,

The Method of Promotion. |
In order that the patrons of the
may better understand the
the present school system and the
of promotion, the follow
ing explanation is given. The sys-
tenn is the same as found in all the
state high school systems in Min
nesota:
The years work is divided into
two parts or divisions of five
months work. The first five
months work is known as theI"B"
Division work, the second five
months work as the "a" Divisino, !
work. Eight years of work will
complete the Grammar school if
the pupil has not been in the Semi
kindergarten Primary department..
If pupil spends year1n the Semi
kindergarten department it will
take nine years toEcomplete the
Grammar grades. "a" class and
"B' class has very little to do with
the standing of a pupil. If a teach
err has fortyeight pupils in her
room and they have all completed
the first five years work, they would
be known as the1"B" Division of the
Sixth grade. Now, the teacher d.
vides this division into two parts or
classes, known as the "a" class and
"B" class, in order that-she may do
her work better. All ought to .un:
sderstand that if the forty=eight pu-
pills we're to- recite at one time in
reading, then spelling, then arith-
metic, and so on during the entire
day, there would be no time for the
pupils to study their lessons. To
give each pupil a chance to study
every lesson the teacher has one
half of her division, or a class, re.
cite while the other half is study.
ing. Then the class that was study
ing recites while the class which
has just recited to the teacher be-
gins to study a new lesson, and so
on thruout the day. The two class
es have the same work to do, and at
the close of the year will have com
pleted the same amount of work.
The above is true only where the
pupils are of the same division at
the beginning of the year. Sup
pose teacher is given twenty two
pupils who have completed only
two and one-half years work and
twenty-five pupils who have CON-
pleted three years work, the twenty
two pupils would have "a" Divi-
sion of Third grade on their cards,
and the twenty-five pupils would
have "B" Division of Fourth grade
on their cards. All can see that the
twenty-five pupils are one-half of a
year in advance of the twenty-five
pupils, still they belong to the "B"
division of that room. The teacher
might call this "B" division her "a"
class or her "B" class for the pur-
pose of studying and reciting, as
this is matter of convenience, But
all, l think, would give it the name
of "a" class because it is doing the
more advanced work. -
The main point for the parent is
to see that the promotion given at
the close of the year places the
child where he properly belongs,
that is, has it advanced thru two
divisions of work during the year.
IF 50, the promotion has been prop.
erly made. H.. = ~
In regard to the admission of new
pupils into the schools the follow
ing rule applies: Pupils, except
ing primary. will be admitted at
time during the school year by APP
plying to the superintendent. Pri-
mary pupils are admitted during
the first school week in September
and during the first school week in
February" The last. provision is
for the purpose Of grading the pu.
pills properly into divisions. "a
It's not possible for rs at the
present time to grade the pupils as
they should be ID all cases, due to
the fact that we are limited in
school rooms. The school trustees
have made every provision possible
for the accommodate ion Of the chill.
Edren, but where i. is necessaryt G
piare ina ~ as f fty-fivezp pupils ia