Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Banneker School News

American Education Week cele-
at the Banneker School Parents
and Patrons gave much encourage
ment through their participation.
The evening sessions were very
Informative and entertaining. On
Monday evening a very fine panel
was presented on why The Report
Card" Mrs. Fontaine Mitchell was
the chairman OF this activity. Facul-
ty members participated on the
panel. The parents were informed
as to the meaning of the various
items on the card. They were also
told how a record is maintained of
the child's academic and social pro-
gress.
Tuesday evening we were very
fortunate in having with us facul-
ty member and three students from
the Wesley Junior College in Dover,
Delaware They we're, Mr.. William
Hughes, English Instructor Miss
Sari Z0ffman, Mr.. Felix Agroyo and
Mr.. Dick Smoke. They gave a very
timely and Informative discussion
on the French, English, German,
Puerto Rican and American Depen-
dence School Systems. From these
discussions 1t might be concluded
that the educational requirements
of the European systems are great
er than those of the American sys-I
tenn. The pupils work load is much
more strenuous and he studies
much harder than the American
student. From the ages ten to four
teen, this number varying with the
particular school system, the child
determines on his own merits whe-
ther he will continue in the field of
higher education or go to a trade
school. The children under the
foreign system are not pampered.
There is no close puDil-teacher re-
lationg1ip or guidance and testing
programs as we have in our system
of education. The child must have
the ability as well as the desire to
attain a certain station in life. It
was pointed out that although the
Puerto Rican educational system
y has much to be desired on the ele-
mentary and secondary levels, es-
pecially In the rural areas, their
university is rated with the best.
During the question period it arose
as to whether the person who had
been educated under the European
System could adjust as readily to
new situation as an American edu-
Gated person.
) Our last evening session, which
was on Thursday, was well attend
ed. The mothers and daughters were
entertained by very fine demon
stration by the Home Economics
class under the supervision of
Mrs. Gray. The Fathers and sons
were entertained by the Industrial
Arts class under the guidance of
Mr.. Gibson The fathers saw typi-
cal pupil day in the shop.
Activities for the week were con-
cluded by very fine faculty pro-
gram Friday afternoon. The chill
dren were told in summary the
meaning Of American Education
Week. They were made aware of
their many responsibilities ia max
ing their school a more efficient
unit. Miss Alice Hollis. pne of our
faculty members, entertained us
with solo.
Our American Education Week
chairman, Mrs. Bertha Morris. wishes
to thank everyone who aided in
making the American Education
Week observance at Banneker
School a success. We commend the
many parents and patrons who visit
ed the classrooms during the day
and attended the evening activities.
We hope that you will not stop with
these visitations but let them serve
as a stimulus to continue your visits
to your school.