Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-18
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY
so,,d ses,,ous In the Public Schools
1uterestins Considerations.
fIrrom the Fair Haven Era.)

(frrom the Fair Haven Era.)
One of the problems that Is always with
us IN the public school problem and 1t
secms to be about the most difficult prob
lem with which we have to do. Every
little while more or less theorixing will
he found in the papers that have cour-
age enough to tackle the problem but 1t
is noticed that the majority have the good
sense to leave IL severely alone.
outside of change in textbooks but
little difference Is to be found in the
schools of Vermont Of to-day and those
Of "A quarter of Il century ago. Frequent
changes have been made In textbooks
and this and that author has tried TO
make the acquiring of an education easy
by so.called short steps in language. III
mathematics and the sciences but IN"
methods of teaching and even the school
hours from nine o'clock in the morning
until four O'Clock in the afternoon and
the hours Of study. until all hours of the
night, remain the same to the student
with a thirst for knowledge. Years and
years ago the sage remark was made
that there is ne royal road to learning
and while progress has been made in
certain directons-we have larger. bet
ter and more fully equipped schools for
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in pursuit of knowledge.
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advantages 10 boys our'ns '"e a'..,e
season. arguments asa'"S. !. are '.a,'s
hour for beginning SCHOOL, tne ques',o'
ably employed. -.
The writer attended soiid session
school and 1t was soma IN every sense
OF the word as there was "u' niue ','''e
while the session Iasteo lot ahS'n"s ""'
recitauons: IN" studying hao 10 w o"'i''
outside of the school building ana WIN
flve and some times SIX dilIereht s'"o1es
tn" timc was Kept larry fuIl. mo SeS-
sion began AT nine O'Clock ana 'asteo
until two O'Clock with hai1 an hour lot
luncn. Inc school was <eri'oht sc""o'
ana the fact mat IL turned out some
bright ana scholarly students' some vi
whom nave reached PAGES Oh Importance
in various halts IN me- was iargeiv que
to the good use OF the 'me maoe ny 'heh''
rho ,,r;,or docs not be,io,c that ely
hours is any too much for the healthy
that tho work done nv tho average child
;s too soy.ro . strain unon tho child's
nror.t, wen , nroner amount If the
rirbt oxerc;sc tho bodv secn,s IN kccr
mace with the mental dcvclopments.
There is a vast difference in children,
Some are .,tura,ly bright and learn
easy. others are studious and strive to
cxcc, some others are dull and MANY in
different. The majority learn what they
|arc actually compelled to by the teacher
land were il not for the teachers con
|tinual prodding their stock Of knowledg,
| when they had finished the school course
, would bc SURPRISINGLY small
, The school committee of Montpelier may
try the experiment OF "solid session. Il
: turn out the kind of educated young men
4 and Young women that are needed ir
Vermont to-day In order to secure
f broader and more diversified knowledge
moro studies are necessary and to learr
r them. as they should he learned, tim,
. will have to he used, either during tn,
= dav or at night. if the student woulc
: not drop behind the ambitious and NOR,
- studious members of their class
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g dence of same and sane home invest
Il mcnts can never be learned entirely, bu