Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-29

difference $500 teaching often little
better than that Of his best assistants often indeed not good
rarely superior great expense
words these hadeachers there going much
supervisory aby-capacty
they performing that
well better at onha the cost 1t is almost impossible to make
committee
good principal is the occasion of the writer's visit principal
pupils showed letter
school committeeman cticizng him for not doing work
This principal had regular of ID hours which usually
increased to II 10 by enforced substitution The work of pn
cpa properly DONE ensures that within the limits of his appropriation
and cooperation with the superintendent the education fits the
community kind and quantity that each teacher working eec
lively and happily his ability permits that each pupil placed
to feel and achievement and that each
in sympathetic intelligent cooperation with the school, This
arduos difficult and task and it vain to expect its
performance of "headteacher."
In the theeteachr schools the status of the
cpals nearly that teachers that they most conveniently
be discussed that head.
principals accompanied
almost invariably by extended conference with hem leads the
following concsion They Woodworking and wholly devoted
and personally attractive and sincere Their spirit
usually but recent arrival nxperience
ovwo and the resulting dependence their respective commit
tees of them not progressing They almost without
exception intelligent suggestion sympathetic criticism and
show marked for it, able and eu state inspector
would find them anxious cooperate In instruction. already noted
they greatly their best sometimes
the smaller schools the important duty principal they find
little time with instruction and clerical tasks they are heavily bur
dned waseu direction Many have marked of leadership
and if reasonable opportunity would exceedingly capable
supervisors.
the high principals
Information concerning the general and training and epe
of fume high school teacher the While
of the returns indefinite and susceptible of varying interpretations
it believed that the whole the that Part III
fairly represents the situation.
Not counting the principals 81 cent of the utme secondary
The median the both
and A majority of the teachers
received their college education their secondary training out
side situation characteristic the
modified with the principals of whom but
had received pedagogical training cent Of the teachers have
had serious educational theory methods other than history
of education oced teachers courses in subjects Four
of the number have done graduate work education This difference
chiefly
the educational offered by colleges for the first time
promising inclination the prospective teacher to avail himself of all
possible preparation and that too without the slightest
increase in his formal eligibility appointment Were the qualifying
authority take of this training and
of appropriate professional study for all candidates for certificates
would foster already strong and highly desirable tendency In
respect the the 19213 show that 1914
the teaching schools
the first time The number who inexperienced 19l12 and
still teaching Vermont high schools is g. 149 cent
Among the % schools the of nexperience 1873
cent the and heeacher schools it is % cent
and 1872 respectively