New Britain herald., 1923-03-13
"IV. The Senior High school.

"The Senior High school has tt
 consider the interests of CD those
 who are intending to enter college an6
 CD that far greater number who arc
 not intending to so to college. The
 distinctive feature of the Senior Higf
 school course should be differentia
 ton, in order to meet the differen
 tiated needs of the youth of the sec
 ondary school period. A considera
 tion of great importance in edetermin. ing the choice of courses and subjects
 that will prove most beneficial ir the case of each pupil is the probable l length of time the pupil will continue | in school. For this reason, there must be wide range of courses to meet
 the needs of all the youth of this per- od of development. Certain of these | courses will be preparatory in char acter leading to higher institutions, colleges, technical schools, normal schools; and others will be distinctly vocational, preparing for definite service in industrial or commercial life those who leave school at the end of the High school course.
 Tt should be understood and con- stantly kept in mind that the courses should be flexible and must be adapt ed and applied to meet individual needs. Courses must never become fixed but must of necessity be con- stantly growing and changing; in or der to keep pace with the changing demands of the times and the varying individual needs.
 ''V. Special Schools:
 Tn order to fully meet the educa- tional needs certain other schools of special types must be provided.
 1.-For nervous, anemic and un- dernourished children of elementary grade age. open air schools should be provided in number sufficient to pro- perly accommodate all who are likely to be benefited by such schools,
 "2-For feeble minded children who cannot be, grouped with normal chil- dren with profit to themselves or to the pupils of normal capacity, schools for atypicals should be available.
 "3-For average and for irregular pupils who are in special need of in- dividual instruction, special school rooms of both elementary and Junior High school grade should be provid- ed. In these rooms the membership should not exceed 20 pupils. The should be to give opportunity for more rapid advancement than is pos sible in the regular grade rooms.
 "4-The constant influx of foreign speaking people to our shores makes it also necessary in every large com munity to provide specia school rooms in which to group those non English speaking children who can not be reasonably grouped with reg u!ar school children. These pupils are capable of fairly rapid advance mcnt and respond readily to instruc- ton, either individual or in small groups. In many cases they are quickly prepared to take their places in regular classes or to pass the re- euired tests for employment certifi- cates. It is evident that the regular course of study must be adapted and modified to meet the needs of these pupils.
 "5--Another special school which is needed is the vacation school. This may be either or both of two groups -one of which may offer opportunity to prepare for special advancement in the school work or to make up defi- ciencies; the other of which may offer for useful work of de- cided development value, such as singing, drawing, cooking, sewing, gardening, woodworking metal work !!
 ing clay modelling, etc.