Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-23
A SURVEY OF THE SCHOOLS
The Schools More Democratic-Their Prog
ress in Psychology and Pedagogy Errors 4
Easily Rectitiable, Not Basic-Financing
Some "Fads" Money Wisely Spent
I I I

I''fF. schools are more democratic aud
l. far-reachirC In influence than they
every we're They have advanced not only
/ In pedagogy and psychology. but IN so-
cial-mindedness and civic spirit. They
/ reach deeper into the soul OF the ch'ld
/ and do not stop NJ filling its head These
/ thoughts were advanced by prominent
woman principal. a born teacher and
/ leader. OF vivid expressiveness and
| stimulating personality. who Is a phi
I losopher as well as "A pedagogical ex-
| ccutlve. She was outspokeu In the as
sertiou that the schools are not 'all
wrong" but that they are "all right
| with minor defects, and she even had "A
good word for the system as DIFF
ferentiated from tho schools. She AZ
/ iirmed tho widespread view among
/ teachers that grades and teaching are
progrc 'sive,y co-ordinated. stated in a
| preceding article as principle. She
| said the principle is sub ect to cxcep-
| ,ion from two sources, The Indifference
| or inability of certain children 10 learn
and the lack of inspiration or thorough
| ness of certain teachers.
/ THE exceptions are not numerous or
/ significant enough to affect the validity
of what YOU are justified In taking AZ
general law" asserted this principal OF
one of the city's largest schools, wth
excellent qualifications 10 estimate.
since the higher grades Of her school
are recruited not only from its own
lower grades. bu. from two schools OF
inferior official classification
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