Show Public Demand Better Schools Public demand for better schools along with the rise in college admission stand stand- standards ards and the scientific achievements of the SovIet Union has produced marked Im- Im Improvement provement and development in education according to Changing Times the Kipling Kipling- Kiplinger er Magazine Citing a recent survey of 1500 elementary and second ary school principals an ar- ar article i ar-i tide in the current issue of the magazine states that in inthe inthe the last five years schools have begun placing a stronger emphasis on basic subjects subjects- science math and foreign lan Ian and in elementary schools on the fundamentals reading writing spelling and arithmetic The old self contained classroom is disappearing so 50 sois is the grade system accord accord- according ing to Changing Times Many elementary and secondary schools now tend to group students by ability rather than age or grade and many lower schools are experiment experiment- experimenting experimenting ing with no grades at aU all In addition the article not not- notes notes es many sUbjects are being taught earlier with element ary grades receiving science social studies and even some algebra and l high gh school sub sub- subjects are being moved to junior jun- jun junior high As for the students the survey found most principals in agreement that the work demanded of pupils has in- in increased creased and that there will be bea bea a growing pressure for still stillmore stillmore more work |