Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-01-16


ignored.
but little better large part
work this subject experiences
child and from his immediate remote needs that he memories
of FORMS which nothing him applied
him. In school eighth assigned problems
fractions When the children had solved all the problems
the teacher read the his book accidentally read the
The pupils crossed after another of
their with display either disappointment
Evidently the whole procedure unreal them they
prepared result another graded school
trying success determine would
the cylindrical half thick
at given cost pound
History geography are not made appeal to the children by
connecting these subjects with their experiences The that
observed these subjects confined largely repetition
the contents of textbook and there seldom effort
relate the statements the with what the child might be
expected to know about his environment.
has done great deal toward making efficient
The however, that large majority the
elementary school teachers have had training together
with the absence of adequate courses of study makes the hearing
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solve abstract problems of easily unable to compute the
Some good teaching observed in the rural schools but
their classes and free from the
the school building The trained teachers naturally the graded
schools and have usually better and longer school
the character the instruction that found in the
Vermont elementary schools determined largely by two factors
The first the ndentene the of study which has been
discussed The second the free tuition examinations In 1906 the
Legislature enacted laws which designed to the advantages
high school education within of all the girls
of the state Towns obliged maintain high school,
the tuition of properly pupils the high schools of other
states There that if left
weaker high schools order would receive
pupils who not qualified do the To prevent such cond
the law provided that the qualifications of the pupils should be
determined by of examination conducted by the union
town The town responsible for the tuition OF
high school pupil who does not this examination
The examinations prepared by committee of the
ntendnt printed by the state furnished to each
thm they set days for the pupils throughout
the The returned to the state superintendent who
employs readers to mark he reading all OF the papers
the subject The state superintendent reports the ratings
the union superintendent They determine the eligibility OF
the pupils for free tuition and report their decisions to the state
intendent warrant for it's payment.
On it's face this seems to be perfectly logical method In actual
upon both the subjecmater of instruction The
of their pupils in these examinations for them
In of the schools the ninth almost exclusively
such reviews and drills the the teacher leads her
believe will best this preparation the most critical
periods of the chds life therefore, he deprived of subjects OF
interest and bound to dwell again that which he has
and The effects of these manifest not only
the ninth grade but throughout all of the teacher
asked much time almost
invariably replies that the this