The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-13
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
OPPOSE SUMMER SCHOOLS
BELIEVE CHILDREN ~ PUBIC
SCHOOLS OUGHT TO PASS ~
STANDARDIZED SCHOOLS.
Ia T. sii,le That Pupils Taking
summer Courses VIII he re-
quiIcd co Pass Examinations
Before Advancing.

In a recent meeting OF the tcaoa-
ers OF the waxahachic public schools
in regular institute Mr.. Herndon
gave a very interesting presentation
of the subject OF summer schoOls.
lThe first question he asked was
who should 20 TO summer school,"
He believes that people who fail in
the intermediate and primary de-
paftments in three subjects should
be retained in the grade. He seri-
lousiy questions whether the pupil
lin the htgh school who has failed IN
Three subjects should be permitted
Ito co 10 summer school II might
be alright 10 let pupils 60 II they
have failed in only one or two sub
| jects.
The second question asked WAS
I"who should teach in summer
schools?" He feels that those who
teach In the schools during the win
ter should rest three months during
| the summer Moreover, teachers in
summer schools should not take pu-
pills unless they know something
about them. They should lind out
from former Instructor how de-
ficient the pupil Is. II the pupil
Is too deficient according 10 the re-
port OF the former teacher. then do
not teach this pupil.
The teachers should be very care
full ia their promotion. for slack
promotions caused emotions. Pu-
pills who have failed glorionsly In
| winter should not pass into the next
grade because they do six weeks
term in the SUMMER. Experience
has taught Mr.. Herndon that fully
| seventy-five per cent of the pupils
who are promoted I'm the summer
are very poor pupils during the
next term. or they fail altogether
| A teacher to be just to himself,
| Just to the regular teacher, just TO
the pupil, just to the pupil and just
to the parent should have a full I'M
derstanding with the former teach
er of the pupil who has failed be-
fore he agrees TO take the pupil.
Mr.. Herndon seriously questions
the ability OF teachers in summer
schools. He feels that Physic
( teacher has no right 10 go into a
summer school and teach mathe-
MATES. for nine times out OF ten he
lis not qualified to teach subject
other than the one in which he has
specialized. The average summer
school teacher passes his pupils and
the next year the child fails. which
failure is attributed to the regular
teacher though he deserves no
| blame whatever. by all means
| when YOU teach In summer school
do not tell the child that you can
| not understand why he was not
passed at the close OF the regular
term. You are not true teacher
| il you do this. Ii you teach In the
summer school please do not make
| any promises to the parent that. the
child will pass. Be honest with
yourself above all things.
superintendent Winn thinks the
summer school should be standard
lied. The school must so under the
regular system IL we are to get good
results. This is the only method by
which teachers can be kept from be-
ing under obligations to the parent.
The teachers voted unanimously
that summer schools should be stan
dardixed and before that day comes
Ithey cannot expect 10 have summer
schools in connection with our pub
lis school system that are worth
anything. Reviews for the eleventh
grade will begin May is and re-
views for the remaining grades will
begin May %.
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