New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-24
Departmental System Benefits teacher and Child
Teacher Has Charge of Child Longer-Wlllcox
Calls Buckingham Tests Unfair to Gary Plan.

Last Monday we of questions regard to the
Gary system by the principal OF the University 'enoo
Haven To-day pleasure finishing the other five beginning
with the following
Il abhor tn. and departmental teaching by sps'
cals present of the reasons why America" eau
ton Gemnae compared wit" edue
ton and Germany Then no" is gong ss,r
improve and of American education to SHOVE the depart
mental instruc the kindergarten!
For the benefit of the ayman would explain that the depart
mental system letting teachers teach subject that they Know
d like host and letting children benefit of being taught by
teachers thorough mastery and love oil ue Su ~
hv ar teaching Under this child instead of having one
teacher all day. academic work. one IN SHOP one
science playground work. and auditorium Inc ua
urged against such arrangement that as w e h
under the supervision teacher all day. he fails get the oe
of the mother which possible when one teacher Is IN ca "
all the
TEACHER HAS CHARGE CHILD LONGER UNDER GARY PLAN
little examination, however of the present system SNOW" NAV
teacher has supervision child hardly long enough to develop even
sepmother love for child spends eight years
the elementary and he changes teachers every hVe months ~
means that he teachers in the eight years
the Gary plan, however, he has one academic ~ uu'
the whole ten year; that is eight teachers IN academic
r, instead If sixteen Moreover teachers science
shop drawing, in music, in play and auditorium IRON W
grade through elementary school and high school IN oe'
cb academic teacher Gary plan has child twice as %
as under present system and the teachers special work can "
his growth and help period of five or nine years
As for the teacher difficult understand why she shouu m
ofor IN teach the subject knows and likes best 1t does not
70 reason that one pern can everything equally we'll and GER
n irving 70 do something which has neither taste nor IN
inaion the dudgey Yet under the old system
normal schools with certificate saying that ee one
physiology music drawing nature study e ~ ~ t t,re
G qualifications Gary plan recognizes that 1t Is contrary 70
and permits teachers the subject which they can excel II
principle that is applied to high schools ana Gos
is sometimes alleged that the departmental system means
Specialization have industry On the contrary
present school system which brings about mario"
Under present system teacher is permitted to teach only
of subject just as in industry the worker ,I
make only onexeenth part OF an OBJECT Inns u wv 50 I
development of the teacher good from the point of view OF get
ting ever be held responsible lo results
CHILDREN LIKE DEPARTMENTAL WORK
there S
:, n Good for them and that they like small boy Gary school
smned up he asked whether he liked having different ~
e instead If all Sure" he said you see when you nave
different teachers crouch on the first hng IN the
day. she can't keep soaking it into you all day long.
SIS not the opportunity instruction in church and
far practicable under the prese" ; m h
pupils together at in the afternoon say Ju as @
than under the Gary SISTER" when % h
in separate attachments through period OF SIX hours
covering both morning afternoon -
DISTRIBUTING PEAK LOAD ECONOMICAL AND fRNN'O"~
We have always that it fundamental principle
Efficient that the distribution OF the peak @ m
economy and efficiency should that taking care OF o
n for example between of and would be more
difficult than taking care hour of the day.
Explain educational value of organized play
and show it's great superiority natural play 49,
Under the conditions modern city life children no longer nave w
opportunities healthy wholesome play when tney ~ h
in the country and villages In the hrst place ue 90 |
have no place play city, the street and the KIND Of play
INDUCED children in city streets we should not b
play if there Fairgrounds IN the city, ~ '. j.;
ee,t system gets opportunity them until after O'CLOCK III
the and then they are eehng win yue m
trying TO let off steam after five hours repression eoo ~
The Writ plan recognizes conditions of modern city LIE and aims
70 give children play in and time play whenever ~
il is desirable the play carried on IN the puo play
supervision puoc playground instructors who ko" now MAKE
rganized play natural 1870 , IRON
rpopT Of COMMISSIONER sNEDDEN GARY PLAN FAIR AND JUST
,d ri,o 70 geographical reported in this
did the of David Snedden sSa
o,ts Education, TIE Gary system JUST
should have been omitted Inc TACT Is ha'
~ Mr. sneddens article THE Gary Sysem- fros ana IONS
Ober Cities the presentation Of arguments ooh LOT anu
'o' - which ad privilege reading
THE BUCKINGHAM TESTS AGAIN
William Wilcox president of the Board Education sao y
al = ntirplV unfar to
pnhor tests are an of the superiority OF the
d reyocationa schools The Board OF Education Is making
an investigation OF the tests
~ nm nc TuIFF them who he waS Miller,
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