The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

from such body ii behOOveS YOU to
stand still and consider, consider now
and act 1t will be better to do il
now than to do it after il is too late.
after the children now in school are
past school age. DO it while you have
the shade of the Florida trees to pro
tcct you and the cool breeze to f;,I
your glowing cheeks.
Now these things do not apply t.
Florida alone but To every state il
the Union. Florida is behind SOM
other states in some respect but ne,
in all respects. think have found
many OF the common people of Flor
ida quicker to catch on to certain
conditions of our schools and the REM
EDDY for them than the people of SOM
other states $50 | think there is al
indication that they will excel. /
hope they will.
Now parents. when your child star.
ed to school for the first time and the
teacher. anxious to please you, t1lI
Won il was doing fine when il really
had done nothing. were you pleased?
No doubt you were because YOU
/ thought it was true. Then when shr
passed il from the first read"rslo lhc
second reader when ii could only
stammer and Stumble over the read
ing the .lirst reader and knew nothing
OF the power of letters TO enable il to
tell even few of the simplest new
words independently. were YOU
pleased? When she told You that
your child could count IN 100 and il
could, but know but little of the rcla
ton and application OF numbers, were
You pleased? Now your child is in
the second grade where the recalling
and all the wor kia more difficult. II
( il had done all the work of the Isl
grade wen il would start in ia" sec
ond grade with the sam cchancri uI
doing good work and understandings
what il studies. that il had when it
started on tho first Grade. But since
il did not do Tho work in the hrs.
grade we'll il is at a disadvantage in
the second grade and finishes the see
Ond year with an Increased deficiency
And the teacher either nor know ing
better or wishing to please the par
ent and and the child. passes it 10
the third grade With this Increased
! deficiency il necessarily come out al
/ the end OF the third year with still
greater deficiency. And E0w its de.
liCiency is great. almost a complete
barrier Ia its advancement. And #
children are passed righl Oh this "; Y
| tram grade to grade thc deficiency IT,.
comes complete barrier 10 advanc
ment to some and always d great hin.
lderance TO every one 50 treated.
Now. parents. what do you think Of
! a teacher who passes pupils on aFd
on. when they are inefficient? And
what do YOU think OF the one who
afterwards refuses TO pass them?
Which will you get mad at? Al pres.
ent each teacher sets his own stand
ard and passes pupils as he please8 ?
! The result is there are many stand
ards and often no standard at all
Would you be in favor of law that
requires the county superintendent or
the state superintendent to examine
the children and only pass them along
when they are up to u certain stand
ard? This is successfully done in
other states. This can he done with.
out being a burden to any one. II
will be help TO every one i'm doing
his work, tc the teacher county sup
erintendent. state superintendent. pu-
pills and every one in contact with
school work. 1t will discommode no