Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-21
SUPERVISION
AND ITS BENEFITS
Report Of Supervision Of the
Schools in Eastern Part Of
New Castle County.
special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover, Jan@2i.--In accordance with
the request OF the State Bonrd OF Edu-
cation, State Superintendent Of Pub
| lie instruction II. V. Holloway has
received the followHg summary of
rural school supcrvifors work IN east
ern part Of New Castle county for the
last quarter Of 1921, ms q. Barnes.
sLperylsor;-~
Number OF schools. 40; number of
teachers, 70; number of visits, 207;
number OF miles travelled, 1894.
Believing that one Of the duties Of
a rural supervisor liz 20 act as IN
fermediary between schools and sourc-
er OF help, II has been my constant en-
deavor to get in touch W@sh helpful
individuals and agencies. The Cen
tury Cub Of Wilmington has given for
distribution 10 rural schools hundreds
of magazines. Biographies, ST Nicholas
and many others Of each type. the
same club also has given eight well
selected libraries 20 schools designated
by the supervisors.
Through cooperation with the train
ing departments OF Delaware Uni
fSISilJs III ARRANGEMENT sidt BtEAt
made whereby some normal seniors
} may spend a day teaching in the rural
schools while an inexperienced teacher
Is taken to visit one more expert.
Direct supervision should bring to
rural teachers many benefits. chief
among which Is professional contact.
The real teacher loves TO talk shop.
Rural teachers do not often meet other
persons doing similar work. The Wis
: It's OF the supervisor bring with them
, the realization that each teacher be-
longs TO n teaching body and this
3 thought is an inspiration.
Teachers also greatly need on
: Icouragement. Most anyone can recog
nize her own failures. but often ont
q cannot tell why she has failed or how
10 avoid the same pitfail in the future
> Sometimes teachers have difficultie
: beyond remedy, but good supervise
: Is n friend 10 whom the teacher ma.
y tell her troubles and be sure Of re
i ceiyihg help. or at least understand
ing and sympathy.
- More uniform work can be secure
: under supervision by frequent grou
= meetings and by school exhibits. q
70 teachers then learn what others ar
- doing and their own work is thus i'm
= proved.
= The standard tests are given in th
p" fall and spring. The month Of NJ
vember was largely spent in givin
standard tests, and for this purpos
ss there was used all over the State Ii
m Monroe silent reading test Trabu
lg completion test for language, Woo
e. Mccall mixed fundamentals IN sritl
Inetic and the Ayers-B1ckingn gna'
Of spelling test. These tests have man
he values, among which are ;he 70
s. lowing:
First, they form a basis for var:ot
- comparisons Of this years work wi;
Id that of last; second. by using stanC
ne ard tests grading Of the schools may
s. made more efficient; third. tests r,
At veal weaknesses in text books {
ou teaching; fourth, teachers aroused
weaknesses and deficiencies reveals
by these tests are inspired 10 the VI
n. OF better methods and more thoroue
he drill: fifth, since the tests are give
.st near the beginning and end OF Il
ok school term, they will furnish valuah
data for use in rating teachers