Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
EDUCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
Dominant Note of Report of the
United States Commissioner.
Heal Increase during the ycar In Prog.
rcs- toward Tint Equality Of Op.
portunity So Essential In
Democracy. :

In striking contrast with the upheaval
in Europe is the peaceful advance Of edu-
cation in the United States as recordc.
in the 1918 report Of the commissioner OF
education
Educational preparedness is the DON'T
nant note of the commissioners report.
The uphulding systems Of industrial cd
cation, whereby Americas natural
sources are to be conserved and developed
through technical trade training, to tho .
end that the nation may render highes.
service in the markets of the world tho
establishment of stronger commercial
courses in public high schools designed
to meet the new international trade
| situations involved in the opening of the
Panama canal. the European war; and tho 4,
closer relations between the countries OF
North and South America the improve
/ ment OF rural education. 80 that boys and
girls in the country may have equal or
portunities with boys and girls in the
city, and that the significance OF agrtcui-
ture and country life in national we'll
being may he fully Observation-Disclosures and
other national problems wherein education,
plays "A fundamental part are discussed
IN the report and progress during tho
current year outlined.
!" GENERAL inc report finds there has
peef real increase during the year IN
progress toward that equality of educa-
N'''"i opportunity Which is essential In 3.
democracy. This IS indicated. decla res
Commissioner 'IaNtoh' IN his introduce
ton to the report. in greater interest
III tle hedlth ana care or Young children
ana IN better type Of home education;
III the revival or interest in the kinder
Earten as an integral part of the public
tons for longer terms and better salaries
for teachers, particularly in rural COM
munities where school terms have been
short and salaries Of teachers have been
small: in the statement of school attend
ance laws in some of the States which
have not until now had such laws: in tho
adoption of the larger unit OF admins
tration of rural schools in several State..
in the raising Of standards of required
preparation FOR teachers i'm some Stetns
and in the extension Of the means of IRA
pairing teachers in normal schools in de-
partments of education in colleges. and
ESPECIALLY in Notwithstanding classes in
high schools. in the increased attendance
in high scoo1 and in the differentiation
of work and the adjlstment Of co,irses
Of study in schools Of all grades to meet
the needs of children Of varying ability
and vocational NE of the communities
Some progress has been made within
the wear in the reorganization of the /,
years of elementary and high schools on
the basis of two equal periods of six years
each. There Is a better understanding Of
what college standards should be. and
colleges are trying anore and more to ad-
is made easier by the constant improve
ment OF the public and private high
schools and especially OF the public high
schools.
The elevation OF the standards Of pro-
fessional schools Is due largely to the de-
mand for higher standards in professional
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