The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-15


few boys and girls viii enter high school is constantly
ignored.
In arithmetic the but little better large part of the
work subject far removed from the experiences OF the
child and from his immediate or that he memories
mass of forms nothing him and be applied
nv him In one school an eighth grade assigned problems
compound fractions the children had solved all the problems
the from his book but accidentally read the
wrong pupils out after another OF
their with display of either surprise disappointment
Evidently procedure to them that they were
prepared accept result In another graded school class was
trying with little to determine how much would cost TO
line the inside of cylindrical water tank with lead nan an men ~
at given cost per pound -
History geography not made to appeal to the children by
connecting subjects with their experiences The lessons that
were observed subjects confined largely to repetition
of the contents textbook and there seldom effort
to relate the the book with what the child might be
expected to know about his environment
Experience done great deal toward making some very ecnt
teachers in Vermont however that large majority OF the
elementary teachers have had professional training together
with of adequate OF study makes the nearing
of lessons from books predominant method of eachng and since
the books do not recognize the varying abilities Of @ ea shu
parng and dagramng that they help children to use
for accomplishing result said that these subjects required
for entrance to high school % they Are required gr o M see Ho
subject matter that will serve the present needs o. the children
attempt to fix unrelated facts the memory by of drill
Much that which taught not organized about the n
geography but he often sees no connection between the
shoulder by means Of book on was ao 70 sae e
bones the body In many upper grades children VINO were o 70
of their schoolroom.
Some good teaching observed the rural schools but in
era villages and cities Teachers in graded
their classes and free from the
of the school building trained teachers naturally seek the graded
usually better and longer school year.
In the instruction that found in the
elementary schools determined largely by two factors
The Indebtedness of the OF study which has been
discussed the free tuition examinations In 1906 the
Legislature which designed to place the advantages
of high within the reach of all OF the boys and girls
obliged maintain high school, or to pay
tuition of properly prepared pupils the hgh schools OF oner
There suspicion that left to themselves the
weaker high schools would receive
pupils qualified do the work To prevent such cond
the qualifications of the pupils should be
determined examination conducted by the union
superintendent The town not responsible for the tuition OF
anv high pupil who does not this examination
prepared by committee OF the union super
by the and furnished to each
returned the state superintendent who
Them reading all OF the papers
The state superintendent reports the ratings 10
the town superintendent They determine the eligibility
their the state
intendent warrant for its payment
On its be perfectly logical method In actual
tuition examinations have had an undue influence
upon and the methods OF instruction The
believing they be judged by the failure
about the
devoted almost exclusively TO
drills the OF the teacher leads her
believe this preparation AT one of the most critical
ds life therefore he is deprived subjects OF
dwell that which he has gone over