Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-15

children complete the arithmetic
schools elementary algebra geometry In English
attention directed somewhat critical literary selections
thorough all geography
arithmetic the child completes reviews the subject In history
elementary text book of American history completed and the
history general year
review and rounding the elementary school subjects and to
further preparation such studies that continued the high school,
The statutes that good be taught in school,
This sometimes done by having the pupils determine what they would
do hypothetical situations More often however, teachers take the
opportunities that themselves in the hooroom for teaching
this subject
Generally these local of study have been mmeographed
their
ers meetings. The Importance of such be
Superintendent who have undertaken often their dsat
faction with the brought them with
the
m the union superintendent charged with the duty of
TO nave accomplished he and at their meeting IN june 9lZ they
decided that the could best be by smaller who should
be paid by the state for their Since that me
however, there has been further united effort this direction
1t is not to find teachers working without directions
whatever In girls who graduated from the high
schoo IN June begin to teach IN the autumn with their entire directions
for years work with grades written lead pencil
paper little than
through the books that assigned With their lack
of experience they unable to select the valuable parts of the
all without discrimination In all the schools
observed there marked tendency to have the rural school children
do the work done by the children in the graded schools
of the nearby villages few rural schools the teachers attempt
ing to teach elementary agriculture but in general the farmers have
not been enthusiastic such attempts probably because the teacher
is the daughter neigbor whose
out of the ordinary Music and drawing taught most of the
schools and of the teachers who have special aptitude hand
work accomplishing great deal in this subject.
The of study contained in he Teachers Manual does not
differ essentially from other The fact that
visited would to indicate that is not adapted to their needs
This fact complaint the teachers The
primary Of of study like good teaching methods
to efficient instruction. incidentally it determining
the grades which pupils belong assists the administrator other
The study therefore subject the principles
that good teaching.
The school of large number of institutions that contribute
to the education children The home the farm the factory and
the social and religious organizations each has n
The school intended take that which will be well
economically done elsewhere is essential that the school
the varying Abilities environment experiences of the pupils
and the of study should possible provide for
conditions.
The Vermont study the abilities of
children to only small extent Examples be found in the
for reading where long list of books from which teachers select
The
concerning certain subjects that hey be regarded
ona In general however, provision made for the varying
abilities of children.
Children who live farms generally participate in the activities
the home often having chores to do 1t certain that much
their differs greatly from that Of children
homes that do not furnish such opportunities There statement
the introduction to the manual to the effect that the curriculum
for the rural schools suggestion that the
the methods the graded schools differ somewhat from those the