| Show lack teachers prom a groupe of illustrated articles in the century for october on educational topics we quote the following the absence of any proper adequate professional training in the past of over three hundred and twenty HYP thousand teachers in the united states but a small proportion are graduates even of normal schools has made itself felt not only in the schools of the united states but in those of europe as well the work of the schools speaking broadly has been poorly done and tho mass of the school population has not oven been properly instructed much less educated it ia not meant by this that the common schools the world over has accomplished nothing for the history of scotland since knox of the united states under the constitution of prussia since jena and of trance under the republic tells a far different story but popular education has not accomplished all the results hoped for simply because popular education does not as yet exist the framework constitutional and administrative is generally provided but tho proper supply of the necessary agents thoroughly trained and equipped teachers is not yet forthcoming reasons may doubtless be given why this is so thu teachers salary is small and his tenure of office is insecure these obstacles are not easily removed in the united states the absence of any national saitom of education makes their removal a matter of extreme difficulty and one involving great loss of time public opinion which as our latest and kindest critic mr bryce is not made but grows in america must stimulate states municipal pal and district authorities in turn before any appreciable result can be secured the process is a laborious and uncertain une for tha name of these authorities is legion because obstacles are not removed the profession of teaching involves a sacrifice which the lawyer the physician or the man of business is not called upon to make another consideration and a very important one deserres notice tho fact that the universities have very generally neglected to provide instruction in the science of education has had a powerful influence in retarding the progress of the teachings profession in view of the relation which in any sound system the universities should bear to the schools and to the state at large this neglect is nothing less than culpable and the efforts now making to repair it come too late to prevent serious loss to the cause of popular education at least nine german universities two scotch universities and six of our own institutions of first rank have recognized the claim of the science of education to a place in thair thuir calendars it is only a question of time when the english universities and the older and more conservative of our american colleges will follow their example |
