The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-27

especially characteristic the third fourth years
colleges RELOCATING the universities and the
elementary schools centrang in the schools it the
duty the woeacher high school similarly abandon this double
load of and obvious shortening and renqush its last two
to central high schools designed
but the needs entire district The support of such
central school would all towns that contribute
to its patronage and should have liberal assistance from the state
There would develop thus strong high school, organized
its lower for the needs its immediate locality and its
two presenting ch highly differentiated curriculum
fitted attract and train all the youth ability of the district
and because its numbers working economically and effectively The
small community would indeed that have the doubtful
glory OF possessing rsta high school, but would have the
satisfaction along with neighborng and
with Them schooling
passed anywhere in the state.
The half high divided might then proceed
to avail itself of the educational opportunities
could make complete revision unsuitable curriculum
organization step would the
the with the eighth grades
elementary school into compact closely acuaed school unit
to be known, possibly junior intermediate high school,
The faorng the creation of school unit this
sort of unusual weight In the first place. beginning with
the seventh grade puts the point Of cleavage at about the the
this know that the adoeent different world from that
which surrounds child The this
stage should deal with the rush of impulses and activities in
wholly different familiar grammar school,
They should be planned expressly adescens instead of passing
desutory conclusion the intermediate grades the
second place. weconsrcted high school would close
the wof broad between the grades and high schoo
Taking the child while still compulsory school the aim should
be to hold him through full four The failure of the
type of high school to do this not greatly be wondered and
need not necessarily mgvngs The school would be
much sensitive to the of failure could them
with better organization
leaving would appears genuine
demand This shown most strongly perhaps in the elimination
at the end of the first and second of the high school is
sued Many other indications show that school
would be welcomed which, while appreciate
menta school, would set boys at work about the xteen
Finally made the physical with which
proposal could be carried Practically all of the schools that this
would affect already housed with the elementary
grades would be wholly largely
problem.
Outward reorganization however would mean little nothing with
out horoughgong revision of the curriculum Such revision will
require prolonged the local field the cooperation many
individuals 1t possible nevertheless indicate the
which it might well proceed Certain central ideas should be
the the should
and training recognized value to such pupils
further education Moreover this value must be such be
appreciated by the and slight degree by the pupil
himself Second the curriculum should be based pedomnany
the environment and find its points departure and return
munty activities and needs Third the must fit in with the
central school through which the higher education be
OPEN In addition these fundamental principles of
be freedom elasticity within individual
relentless nsnce the training personality responsibility
of the teachers
All of this would involve such notifications the following:
instruction English should method
% the nj grade is to dsappe the eemenhy
school in Vermont it has dsewhe under