The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29
vi. A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVE
MENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN VERMONT


school freshly thoroughly prepared annually
the supervision of the local superintendent of schools and
include list all children eighteen years inclusive
together with information nationality the occupation
their parents and their previous movements and schooling
schools based upon the elements of school
efficiency including the extent and condition of grounds buildings and
equipment qualifications hours and salaries of principals
and teachers the and quality OF the curriculum and program;
the spirit attitude Characteristic the institution whole
The educational authority should establish standards all these
tcus but fixed rules for mechanical classification should not be
made The classification should rather from intelligent
appraisal each institution its merits allowance being for
all compensatng features.
The appointment qualified director secondary
to be the representative of the commissioner of education and
to agent duties should inspector
adviser As Inspector he should apprae the plant and operation of
all secondary institutions and with the approval of the commissioner
should determine individual assignments respect to school classified
ton state aid and certificates secondary teachers In his advisory
capacity he should understand and represent the states ideal
onda eduaon he should hold himself at the disposal school
committees and of all secondary school officials throughout the state
counsel advice and when these asked should capable
of exerng persuasive initiative.
incorporation secondary everywhere
integral portion single compacy school system for each
locality and therefore subject to local. supervising head
In the organization contemplated in Recommendation adopted
would be advisable to make the jurisdiction of the local superintendent
with the regional high school district That officer should
then be the first educational official of the district and be trained and
paid accordingly Vermont would thus the place of 81 minor
superintendent educational council of from Is to 20 competent
exercising their supervision the business side through local
agents. through super
visors appointed by themselves.
higher standard of supervision There should be progressive
insnce knowledge the part of principals of the essential
characteristics of efficient supervision and school committees should
be required to adequate amount of the principals time
proportion to the size of schools, for that purpose
higher standard qualification for teachers Teachers at
employed the state should of be continued but the
director secondary education should have the make and
that teachers onpcuou deficient
those subjects that they teaching either improve their
condition by attendance schools their certificates
The large that for this not best be treated
system considered his individual
subsequent the teaching staff the should
certificate should be granted merely college
diploma be the schools college work must have been
properly focused 1t not too to demand IL yearhos of
college work each field offered by candidate major for teach
that actually modest Six yearhours
with requirement and two
certainly not much ask To this must be added practice
the stipulation teachers employed those subjects which
they trained.
further requirement would possibly do example to
the training secondary teachers at large than other
thing The state should that who candidate for
teaching position schools the highest had actual
practice teaching of not less than five periods week for
approved school college department of education is ndou
and generally acknowledged that when state
aons supply the backing for this proposal the colleges will meet
with alacrity.
Improved conditions of for teachers These include reduc
ton the number Of classes and subjects be taught increase of