Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-28
Some FalHcies of Modem Education.

ere are probably lew institutions OF modern society anti
quated Impractical than the present day system of education
Educators have been working plans years
modenz the system but what Improvement has been made
shadowed by the mpracticaby The whole
made make the curriculum such place high
possible the accredited list of the colleges universities
The state board of education composed the superntend
m who has qualifications for the position except that she
rot female pocian and the head of the university
college and of the normal schools The idea of this board
fit the graduate of the high school for practical life give
him such work will enable him institution of higher
ucaon This well and good except for the that only
cent of the high school graduates enabled continue
educational work In the high school curriculum smaerg
of foreign languages that will whatever
higher mathematics which all in order if the student desires
fit himself for engineering other technical work divers
sundry subjects equally nonproductve in after life.
In the grades pupils rushed through without adequate
training the simplest subjects: reading, writing spelling
The penmashp of the school children of all and grades
something terrible their spelling worse training in
these stop the completion of the eighth grade.
Business complain that the penmanshp of young
women who enter their offices appalling and impossible
who spell well enough handle
Then in the high school enough emphasis given English
and kindred subjects The best evidence of educated
his her correspondence many very
misjudged ability through poorly written mis-
spelled letter.
leg Students given smatterng Of dozen subjects and
drilled thoroughly in the major subjects The world is full of mis-
fit college graduates Thousands spell the simplest
correctly compose readable they
Having resided in college for number of years writer
been enabled make many observations He has mind
mdness of many of the college There
chums taking electrical engineering from which
partmen they graduated Neither day at
the electrical business One wheat
uay the president of the wheat growers
gagged the production of pure bred How better
would have been had they been persuaded take agricultural
Another in the department left school and became the
principal of public school, After of this work he took
the study of medicine. Dozens of parallel might cited
The reader will please not form the impression that the writer
opposed higher education for people Far from
egrettab that every young permit.
theoretical courses should be offered
The conditions obtain the high schools smattermg
of foreign languages and higher mathematics forced child
though he will them in after life Often
will lose interest of these subjects and will leave school before
he should Under the system there be change
dton The districts not able employ instructors and
diversity of subjects The student takes what
be had or drops out of school
All of this is to the writer's mind, the greatest argument
consolidation of schools In large school possible employ
staff of instructors able diversity of The boy
girl who able who does
higher education should be compelled to assimiate
of the stuff that the well meaning but highly impractical
hers of the state board of education prescribe The student should
be given business agricultural other will
present school system. Districts be combined
may not be possible effect any great economies by doing
schools be improved in the point of efficiency without added
burdens to the taxpayers Tins chief benefit of consolidation.