Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-28

especially years. Just as
many colleges are suh work to the and the
elementary schools entrang in the union schools
duty of the twoacher high school similarly abandon this
expense shortcong renquis it's last two
years high schools city,
but for the needs entire region district The support
that contribute
patronage and should have liberal assistance state
There would develop thus strong high school, organized
years the of it's immediate locality its
two presenting rch highly differentiated curriculum
fitted attract and the youth ability district
and because of it's numbers working economically and effectively The
small community would indeed that have the
glory of possessing rsta high schools but would have the
genuine possessing with negborng
equal terms with Them opportunities for secondary schooling
passed anywhere in the state.
The lower the high divided might then proceed
itself the finest educational opportunities
sene could make complete revision it's unsuitable curriculum
and it's astef orqanzon The first stem would be the consolidation
the first high school with the seventh and eighth
of the elementary school into compact closely arcuated school unit
to be known possibly junior intermediate high school,
The favng the creation of school unit of this
of unusual weight the first place. beginning with
the seventh grade puts the cleavage at about the of the
natural divide youths experience All who deal with children
this know that the adoescen different world
which child The years
should deal with the rush of and activities
wholly different manner from that familiar the grammar school,
They should adoecens instead passing
desuory the intermediate grades
wconstruced high school
the wou broad between the grades and high SCHOOL,
Taking the child while still of compulsory school the aim should
be to hold him through full The failure OF the
of high school to do this greatly to be wondered
necessarily misgving The junior
much sensitive the of failure and could treat them
with better chance of than the present organization Again.
the leaving school would meet what appears be
demand This shown most strongly perhaps the great elimination
at the end of the first and second the high school
stuted present. Many other indications show that form of school
would be welcomed which, while appreciate advance the e
menary school, would set boys at at about the of xen
Finally reference be made to the physical with which the
proposal could be carried out Practically all of the schools that this
would affect already housed with the elementary
grades and reconstruction would be wholly largely internal
problem.
Outward reorganization however, would little nothing with
thoroughgong revision of the Such revision will
prolonged study of the local field and the cooperation of
Individuals It possible nevertheless indicate the general lines
which might we'll proceed Certain central ideas should be
clearly defined at the outset First the should
training recognized value to pupils
further education Moreover this value must be such be
appreciated by the parent and slight Degree by the pupil
himself should be based predomnan
the environment and find it's points of departure and return
munty activities and needs Third the must fit in with the
central school through which the higher education must be
kept In addition to these fundamental principles of organization
there must be freedom and elasticity within individual and