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


changes rather than additions that they typical of
any would that Vermons largest schools undergo
their teaching slightly otener than
in four the smaller Schools When is
bered that these fume teachers only dealing with the main
branches instruction. that this continual mgra
ton serious boy graduation would bid farewell to of
the teachers who greeted him when he entered Or two
standbys other departments have witnessed annual subu
tons This continual change methods and personalities
in the early stages of the subjects Getting used the teacher
continuous task for the pupil while the other hand the
the problem
the With such shifts at its vital school
simply cannot self consciousness has
ture or conference for its pupils and instead of an
influence Could staff effective high
teachers really strike root these and develop gradually
the full the
progress
gives average
taught the fume school, The limits within
which teacher be expected to do high grade work naturally
with the character the subjects taught the special
preparation the quantity of written work to be reviewed
corrected and the number individual problems the amount of
bookkeeping and the of class attention which the of the
1t generally agreed that with
membership of 20 teacher hope successful
onday instruction with of than 25 class periods
week. and ~ much better For teachers OF English under present
methods this latter number should reduced Beyond periods
quality deerorates rapidly and gives place to the hack
well is assumed furthermore setting this
that teacher is teaching two subjects
for which he has had special preparation Three classes Latin and
constitute preferable in all five
of Latin but good work cannot be done with made
of senior Latin junior physics secondear history rsea Eng
h and algebra only to glance at the table mentioned
with this
the IT schools burenng with
which Unfortunately
low quality of teaching not readily detected by the lay mind and
conditions Journalism, can't likely
the best intentions.
In speaking the principals notice taken of their limited
This situation reacts first and most dsasrouy
the teachers At the time the
conventional the theory education colleges
universities the opportunity for what must be considered the
indispensable portion of teachers training practice
eahng under criticism The teacher is rarely or
such subjects he has thoroughly
and his professional technique consists of dim composite
the varieties instruction that he himself
therefore, with college methods because they freshest
his mind To protect his scholars from injury and loss of time
or no other reason an teacher has right to expect
intelligent criticism advice based the careful
his principal this principals
time that the teacher inevitably stumb
With that crude and must stand fall
somewhat and inadequate issues of whether he govern
popular The real waste for the pupils only imagined
respect salary finally the observations hold the
the principals The mdan salary of futme teachers the
largest high year.
choo the 1884, the lowest paid by school
teachers $43 These by minimum
of this but these salaries
secured much less retained Vermont still
teachers instead of salaries and the smaller
blndy that spirit Adding 500 to salary under $1,000
of all proportion to its absolute value and the town
of