The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-15


superintendent order gain conception OF the spirit the schoo
system and to what facts readily available
happened schools had vacation during the next two weeks
so April 10 devoted to study of The Teachers
Manual for Use Elementary Schools and the different courses
of study that obtained When the schools again in
sion supervisory union selected and three days
devoted intensive examination of the attendance OF pupils the
study quality instruction. the extent and character
of supervision general condition of the school buildings and
equipment Especial attention given to the rural schools OF the
teachers visited during these days. thirteen were IN one
this time until the schools closed in the early part
june visits planned that all parts of the state were seen
and type school community observed In all yve
spent visiting schools The difficulty OF travel made oei
visits schools Rotations each subject
reasonably be assumed that neither the very
best nor the very poorest sufficient proportion
however, schools teachers visited to give adequate
general convention of the actual condition and operation
The this have been verified in possible
teachers superintendent and other school
officers freely also merchants DOCTORS and others whose
communities them opportunity to know and to
judge the schools wisely
During the last weeks of asked to send
the registers school year 92 to the secretary of the com
mission The registers from two hundred and two Oh the TWO hundred
forysix cities in the state forwarded From
these registers possible determine the regularity of the pupils
attendance ages pupils the number of inexperienced teachers
teachers who to their schools the certificates
teachers the number of visits made by the superintendent
g Standards of Judgment.
beginning such enquiry to decide
upon of the standards that shall be employed IN Judging
Schools standards determine the initial selection OF facts
for study and the approach to Them
One often used based customary general
Thus if the various states arranged the order OF their
per capita expense education will show the relative position
this particular Among the topics that are judged by
comparative standard the attendance pupils the emphasis
by time amen and the topics
treated study the efficiency of the teaching force as
training experience and salaries OF teachers and the
general efficiency the schools shown by the percentages OF those
school Of those who regularly from grade to
grade quality of instruction sometimes judged on the basis
marks obtained by pupils school compared
with those pupils take the examinations other
schools
This comparative standard has the merit of defneness also
keeps attention practice and thus avoid the
influence opinion theory When applied particular school
this standard has certain decided defects
the facts that is intended measure
judgments reached this must depend upon
the which the systems that compared embody proper
principles standard further assists in presenting facts but
Them that the defects discovered this way
merely effects rather than the Moreover epha
without due consideration of the conditions that should
legitmaey produce variation is likely to test pupils for their
knowledge school subjects rather than for their ability to deal with
Finally conclusions reached by the OF this standard
are dissatisfaction the systems that rank
high particulars although they yet be in very great need
of improvement.
Occasionally had large experience either conducting
schools observing studying educational conditions have been
opinion regarding the efficiency of given school
or Their conclusions valid only to the extent