Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-12-11
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS.

We have speak the value of
Associations connection with the of the
public schools.
the latest issue of the Easton starDemocrat
shows very concusvey what material advantage from
such an organ abuaes the amount of raised
and the to which this is put.
improvements made the schools of the county
include addition of reading matter the library undermining
the school buildings purchasing playground apparatus supply
ing lamps other furniture for country schoohoues to
community centers cost of transportation of
and other teams paying umpes and rerees and lor
many other purposes.
In Talbot county white schools have raised high
SO592 the school raising $685. In the coored schools
the highest $42143 and the lowest being $435
Just money raised not explained in the article
referred to- if the people of Talbot plans for
raising money beyond possibility for other counties to DO
sane evident the good resulting that it would
no school should be without this body.
Regarding the relation that exists between the home and the
school, writer's upon the subject that of all the agencies
which upon child life outside the school, the home is most
deeply directly concerned and yet it easy for the home and
the school to stand widely apart
Irving King School of Education University of Iowa.
says that quite natural there should be aspects OF the work OF
the technical for the home thoroughly to
comprehend Albeit it is most needfu that they have some
ground of common understanding.
70 u.s. this ground attained by parents visiting the
schools King takes occasion to that too little OF this
sort of thing actually occurs yet cautions against inter-
ference of the school by frequent indulgence in
informal visiting AS for not visiting ne notes the busy
life the awkwardness sometimes felt when IN the
because of their aed inability to criticize
correctly the working of the teacher.
boys ought be completely separated from home
interests sypathes While parent not be able to play
the critic of the teachers work still there large non
technical questions which the parent and the school officers and
should discuss together and the meeting OF
which much of the welfare and effectiveness of the school depend
And for the of bringing the home and the school closer
together Parent Teacher Associations are formed
All this leads mt at Pocomoke City schools
organization AS stated above we have noted in
bemoaned the lack SUCH And the fact
and the fact that without them the parent
intimate knowledge of the working of the schoothese
always prevent the and others from ndung
ways hand through ones children somebody eses
children through other indirect If there is in
sttuon earth parent thinks he has right to critic is
the public school, He feels way belongs to him. and
peases to be regardless foundation for
Cooperative crit that to which teacher will file any
objection Cooperation believe best brought about by the
Association We trust at work
here For the material well mutual advancement of the
school they invaluable In mater al be that such
condition might have arisen obtained at school build
tn wea where radiators out heat and be-
sides badly leaking Not that the school authorities not
doing all they keep school property good condition. but
by cooperation could be accomplished The trustees
would gladly accept assistance offered the right spirit
and both parent and officials could work together for the upkep
of school property.
So advise both teacher and parent get together
ganze association study how conduct and not fail
to bring good to public education .