The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-21
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SCHOOL TESTS
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third A rated the intelligence Of a
girl "a years old.
The problem we have 20 face.
said Miss Coodhue. lis how 10 take
care Of these super.normai children.
Tho old way. and the only thing we
can do al present. IL 20 giye them
double promotions.
"Jut this l. q distinct handi.
cap TO the child. for when hc
ships n grade the pupil il keay.
Ing out something la his founda-
tion that H. certain 10 work to
his disadvantage later ON.
THE only real. solution. and one
that IL now being successfully en-.
pioyed ia some Of the more pro
greaaivn cities. IL 90 establish spe-
clai classes for tho auper.normal
pupils.
"In these classes they may be
given work In accordance with
their ability. and not be held bars
BY the average progress Of the
class. Ms IL the care at present.
"seaifk needs at once two
classes TO take care Of the 70
children our f-sts have shown
TO have minds 20 far In ao-
vance Of their years. This
would be real economy. for.
nitho IL j. true thai two more
teachers would have 10 be en-
pioyed. the children would get
thru school 40 much sooner
that IL wonid mean money In
the school treasury. TO say
nothing OF the benefits from
property developing these extra
boys and girls"
one Of the most interesting
youngsters r. little boy Of Q
years and s months. In the third u.
Hes just little street Arab"
ailsa Goodhue naid. mo homo TO
speak %. and runs the streets most
~ the time. All the time he was
taking the test he was holding his
trousers up with one hand--had no
suNpendcrs. nut he has one OF tire
quickest brains we found"
This little chap was asked 20 de.
fine ''khrcwd"
That's when you say something
and you know II viii work. he re.
piled.
Asked to naure point Of similar.
lty between a book. and teacher. and
q newspaper. he flashed hack.
They all tell you a lot OF things"
TITS a pity" said Miss ooodhue.
that there Isn't someone 10 take an
Interest in that child and sec that
bis talents are developed. His
mother Is poor. and We know moth.
Ing Of his father"
Miss Goodhue says that while
the geniuses and near g-nmses
should be put thru their grade
work more rapidly than the aver.
age pupil. there should be
q period Of rest before they 20
Into high school.
They ought to wait until their
bodies develop. and In the meantime
can be enrIchlng their course. Those
who are interested in music or art
should be allowed every facility at
this stage for the DEVELOPMENT 81
their talents. But no child should
be pushed beyond his physical en-.
durarce."
n supernorrnal children are
kept back with the average.
Miss Goodhue points out. they
are apt TO become larry and to
develop bad mental habits that
viii persist and handicap them
thru life.
The results OF tho intelligence
tests win enable principals and
teachers better 10 classify and grade
their pupils. to the great advantage
OF the children In their work.
Altho the school board appropri.
ated 1000 TO give the tests In tho
schools. only sToO for materials and
salaries was expended. One reason
for the low expense is that one
teacher in each building was drilled
in giving tests. and had charge of
them for the entire school.
The Illinois general intelligence
test. which was given the grade
school pupils. ia standa rdzed
modification OF the intelligence tests
adopted by the u. $. army.
Comparison with The results
obtained among $4,000 school
children In Illinois shows that
Seattle children. grade for grade,
had In average intelligence rs
follows, Seattle figures being
given first:. Third grade, 81,
SO; fourth. 1914. l0.s: fifth. I1.a,
lis: sixth. Is. fe.1; seventh, al,
1873. eighth, 1872. AL.