Show parents view analyzed interested parent tells us u s that his bis seventh grade daughter cosent k know now her tables cosent know the combination of numbers that she cant spell cant address an envelope or write a letter that she reads in such a way as to harrow up ones soul the ath grade pupils that I 1 am acquainted with can do all those these things in a very creditable mannor manner with this single seventh grade pupil in mind interested parent assumes that the other r pupils in that grade are in the same deplorable condition and on this assumption he directs his criticism against m the school sell nol system alleging allein alle n in that it is deficient in drill thoroughness 0 and memory work gene generally raf ay this criticism critics crit icis in seems to bo given in ina a friendly mann manner erand and by one who is in closer touch with the schools and school work than he would have us believe if as he be assumes his daughter 0 is an average e in her grade then ills his criticism is just and timely tho the school is a failure but if she is is an exception or even one of ton ten out of a hundred then he is simply fig fighting b wind mills it is perfectly natural and right rig lit that interested parent should believe in his child he knows his daughter is not up to his standard and anticipates what the teacher might say with regard to her powers and expresses a disbelief in the teachers ars probable judgement jud C gement that is all right za too there are reasons a a plenty outside of the questions of dalness and the school system why this seventh gr grade ade pupil cant do the tha work that scores of fifth grade pupils can do well the school system is not perfect by any means but it is marching marchin that way neither is it responsible for all the ills that afflict individual schools and individual pupils other factors have to be reckoned with the school system in itsu its grand rand march always traveled in the straight road it has gone to the right and then the left gathering many useless things that have retarded its speed but the useless things 0 will be found strewed alon along in its wake it is safe to say that right now we have a great many some things to s in the system which if eliminated would lessen resistance e would save time toll toil and perplexity our educational system when perfected will be the product of evolution we are in the midst of the process now with but a few years behind us and eternity a head with the picture that interested parent draws of his daughter I 1 havo have been trying to find her but so far have failed I 1 dont believe her teacher recognizes C i the picture I 1 am afraid the picture is an exaggerated cartoon your ybur argument in favor of thoroughness more drill and more mor 0 me memory in cry work rests on a demise consisting of a single in exaggerated ag case ou butof tolof 2500 in the county it is practically unsupported E K M whitesides |