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Show Much Criticism of American School System Not Promotive of Sound Education By DR. DAVID KINI.EY, President University of Illinois. Criticisms of the "school faults of children" should be directed against parents rather than school teachers. Too often we are inclined to blame the teachers, rather than our children or ourselves, when teachers teach-ers find it necessary to tell us that our children are not doing as well as they would like. The fault lies with us or our children, and for that reason we should strive to sympathize with the teachers in their work, especially in tlwiT difficulties, and should make it our business to support their policies so far as we can. There is a good deal of agitation about our school system, our methods of education, the school curriculum, its management, and many other subjects in the field of education. My own study of much of this discussion has led, me to the conclusion that most of it is uncritical, ir rational, impulsive and subversive, rather than promotive of sound edu cation. |