The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29

especially years
colleges RELOCATING such work the universities and the
elementary schools centrizng the union schools the
duty of the twoeache high school similarly abandon this double
load obvious shorcomng relnqush
years central high schools designed for city,
but for the needs Of entire region district The of such
would all contribute
to its and should have liberal assistance from the state
There would develop thus weequpd high school, organized
its years the needs its immediate locality and in its
two upper presenting rich highly differentiated curriculum
fitted attract and train all the youth genuine ability of the district
and because Of its numbers working economically and effectively The
small community would indeed that have the doubtful
glory possessing high school; would have the
genuine satisfaction of along with neghbong towns and
equal terms with Them opportunities for secondary schooling
passed anywhere in the state.
The half of the high school thus divided might then
avail itself of the finest educational opportunities
send could make complete revision of its unsuitable curriculum
and its wastef organization The first step would be the consolidation
of the first of high school with the seventh and eighth grades
of the elementary school into closely aruaed school
be known possibly junior intermediate high school,
The considerations favong the creation school unit this
sort of unusual weight the first place beginning with
the seventh grade the point cleavage about the of the
natural divide in youths All who deal with children
this know that the adoescen different world from that
which child The this
stage impulses activities
wholly different that familiar the grammar school,
They should be planned for adonts instead of
desuory conclusion the intermediate grades In the
second place. wconstrud junior high school would close
the wou broad between the grades and high schoo
Taking the child while still of compulsory school the aim should
be to hold him through full four The failure of the
type Of high school do this greatly be wondered at and
need not necessarily misgng The junior school would be
sensitive the such failure and could treat them
with better of than the present organization Again.
the such school would what appears be genuine
demand This shown most strongly perhaps the great elimination
at the end of the first and second the high school
tuted Many other indications show that
would be which, while apprecb upon the
menary school, would boys work about the of xeen
Finally reference be made to the physical with which the
proposal could be carried out Practically all of the schools that this
would 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 curriculum Such revision will
require prolonged study the local field and the cooperation
individuals 1t possible nevertheless to indicate the general lines
upon which might well proceed central ideas should be
clearly defined at the outset First the should
and training of recognized value such pupils receive
further education Moreover this value be such be
appreciated by the parent and slight degree by the pupil
himself the curriculum should be predomnany
the environment and find its points departure and return
munty activities needs Third the fit in with the
through which the higher education
addition these fundamental principles organization
there be freedom and elasticity within individual and
relentless nsence the training personality and responsibility
of the teachers.
All of this would notifications the foowing
The instruction English should alter its method Instead of four
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