Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1962-04-26
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bond ISSUE because they against spending the
money but because they doubtful of the value of our
schools in coping with present problems. People, IN
Chardon at least, willing to spend whatever seems
necessary to give their children adequate education
School bond issues in the past election lost all over
the state of Ohio 1t reasonable that our worry a.
bout schools is not just local issue local person
alities.
School board MEMBERS school executives and teach
themselves naturally particularly concerned with
the present dissatisfaction with their product
Today they scurrying around seeking teaching
technques improved public relations and even consider
ing spending money on research into their present teach
ing methods.
have had the opportunity to have almost constant
contacts with Schools teachers, pupils and parents
have to, what consider astounding concus-
ions:
We at present attempting to patch up horse
and buggy education to fit automobile era - with
sometimes tragic results for the victumS.
Shooting dose of hormones into old Dobbin won't
add to his horsepower to keep the sderoads
much less the freeways Introducing grade school
child to the interesting concepts of geometry iky to
be good way to convince him school is total waste
of time.
Up until the beginning of this Of automation
schools geared to two classes of students
Reading, writing and arithmetic all the education
most people needed There big place for men and
with two hands, strong back and discipline to
do hours of tedious, mOnotonouS work
The other class were the minority whose intelligence
and parents pocketbooks gave them chance to to col
ege. For them four years of Latin and Greek in high
not unusual
Basically our schools answer to our problem has
been to augment the readin ritin and rthmetic stu
dents education with more of the material designed for
the prospective college student For the prospective col
lege student the main attempts have been to intensity
and expand their courses.
Our program, on the whole, has not worked out too
badly for the prospective college student Teachers
college orented and naturally do better job in this
field without outside help
But those who go to college minority. The fail
of schools has been in the field of fulfilling the
needs of the majority Their needs have not and not
comprehended by present school system.
For moment, let's go back to basic question:
what schools for? Fifty years ago there
gument. The quick and obvious school is to
fit young and to go out into the world and
adjust to job home and society And good basic ed
ucaton in reading writing and arithmetic along with the
training in the home adequate.
In the struggle to protect their present system many
teachers argue today against this simple definition of
the schools function. They argue reducaon for ed
ucaonS sake in effort to protect their status quo
They wrong
boys and girls go out into the world and Just job
home and society. But augmentng pre-college material
will only do more harm than good.
1t should be basic that every boy and every girl who
graduates from high school should have adequate train
ing to get and hold job with the possible exception of
the few so gifted that college is certainty.
Despite the stupid Education our schools thrust
upon children most of them far have been able
work out it although the schools in many have
delayed the child in the process of growing up.
There have been some tragedies young man or a
young women will stay out of employment just so long
The devil finds work for idle hands. There will be
until we cope with school problem more inteigenty
Thinking our public problems out is two way street
in America suspect that most of you who bother to
read this editorial will disagree with either complete
ly in part The truth is have crystal ball to guide
have to do the best with my natural stupidity
and ignorance Thanks for letting have my say But
why don't you write down your piece too? Wen be glad
to print it if we can It's best if you let print your
name, but we'll keep it secret if you wish.
John