The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-27

per the mdan number of teachers the
group per If the figures quoted
rather than additions that they typical of
any year would appear that % largest schools undergo
changes equal their entire teaching staff slightly otenr than
smaller schools When
bered that these are fume teachers onv dealing with the main
instruction. clear that the effect of this continual migra
ton serious boy at graduation would bid farewell to of
who greeted him when he entered Or two
sandby other departments have witnessed annual subtu
tons This means continual change IN methods ana personalities
early of the subjects Getting used the teacher
continuous task for the pupil while the other hand the different
the last teacher constitute less continuous problem
With shifts it's vital parts school
simply any fconousness has tex
conference for its pupils and weathervane instead of
influence in the community Could staff of effective high school
really these develop gradually
to the full of their the town could have greater
permanent factor in its progress.
gives average per
week taught by the fuime teachers
may expected high grade naturally
with the character of the subjects taught the amount of special
preparation necessary quantity written
corrected of individual problems the
bookkeeping the class attention which the size of the
class involves It is generally agreed however that with normal
membership 20 to 2 teacher hope give successful
nday instruction with than rs class periods
20 much better For teachers of English under present
methods this latter number should be reduced Beyond rs periods
quality deterora rapidly and gives place to the merest hack work.
however well meant assumed furthermore in setting this
maximum teaching subjects
for which he has had special preparation Three classes of Latin and
of German constitute preferable all respects to five
good be with program
Latin physics secondyear history Eng
sh algebra only to glance the table mentioned
Vermont high school requirements with this stand
the II schools burdg their teachers with
and variety of work which makes excellence impossible Unfortunately
low quality of teaching not readily detected by the lay mind and
under such conditions Journalism can't and ignorance likely to
the best intentions.
speaking the principals notice taken of their limited
tuny supervision This situation reacts first dsasousy
the teachers At the time spite of the increase of
conventional the theory of education few colleges
universities the opportunity for what be considered the
indispensable portion teachers training namely practice
teaching under criticism The teacher rarely fortu
subjects has thoroughly prepared
college, and his professional technique consists of dim composite
all the varieties instruction that he himself has enjoyed
therefore with college methods because they freshest
in his mind To protect his scholars from injury and loss of time
inexperienced teacher has right
constant and intelligent criticism and advice based the careful
observations of his principal For this Vermont principals
tme that the teacher inevitably stumbes along
with procedures that crude and must stand fall
the somewhat inadequate issues of whether he
popular The real waste for the pupils only be imagined
In respect salary finally the observations hold the
of the principals The medan salary of fume teachers in the
% high schools Vermont $3.50 The most liberal
school the 1884, the lowest paid by school
with four teachers is $43 These by minimum
salaries of this ze but these salaries good teachers
cannot often be secured much less retained Vermont still paying
instead salaries and the smaller