This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...When the class is sectioned, those who are not reciting will, if they have been taught to work independently, be engaged in the preparation of lessons which are to follow. (2) The Quality Of The Teaching Done In The Butte Schools Having established the criteria for judging the quality of instruction, it might seem ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...When the class is sectioned, those who are not reciting will, if they have been taught to work independently, be engaged in the preparation of lessons which are to follow. (2) The Quality Of The Teaching Done In The Butte Schools Having established the criteria for judging the quality of instruction, it might seem proper to pass judgment, without further discussion, upon the work of the teachers of the school system, were it not for the fact that in any situation the quality of the teaching done depends upon certain other facts. These may be named as follows: 1. The courses of study. 2. The character of supervision. 3. The preparation of the teachers. Each of these considerations is treated more fully in another part of this report. Suffice it to say here that the teachers of Butte represent, as a body, a minimum of professional training or preparation; that most of those who hold supervisory positions have not been especially trained for their work, and that the courses of study need revision. GREATER EFFICIENCY POSSIBLE In the very beginning of this discussion concerning the quality of the work done by the teachers, the commission wish to make a distinction between that which is now common in the practices of the teachers, and that which they believe is possible of accomplishment by the same teaching corps. After careful observation of all of the work of the school system, and of practically all of the teachers, it was the unanimous opinion of the commission that the teachers now in the school system are capable, by virtue of their natural ability and their capacity for growth, of rendering a quality of service very greatly superior to that which they now give. The commission do not wish, in making this statement, to undervalue the good work which is now ...
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