Show IN THESE UNITED apathy of parents blamed for school system faults feature t its the parents of the united states who need 1 educate I rather t than han their children the opinion of a re presenta tive group of public school teachers from cOmm unitie throughout the country who studied at columbia universe sit it summer session the teachers say that only Y when paret understand and are interested in the problems of edu educating catin their children will major flaws of the nations education a system be fully corrected flaws from s section to section in the Mid teachers blamed parents failure to try to understand school problems as the greatest hindrance to more progressive teaching methods the mouths lack of facilities and equipment was traced by instructors to parental apathy in the east schools were said to be functioning at far below par only because parents interested enough in teeing that necessary appropriations were made to assure adequate salaries and proper facilities blame parents groups throughout the country parent teacher associations were fulfilling only a fraction of their theoretical duties and the teachers say these groups arent as vigorous and as powerful as they should ba be only because parents tail fail to appear at regular meetings paul hafer of alliance ohio who has taught in many rural ohio towns said farm people want good education but arent willingto pay for it sometimes of 0 course they just cant afford to james robertson Rober lson supervisor ol of music of the springfield mo public schools said progressive methods have been in effect in springfield schools tor for 12 years but before we can go further he added we need greater public sympathy aid to delinquency in a big city such as detroit the parents 1 I donl don car attitude was said to be the basis lor for growing juvenile delinquency miss helen gilmartin said parents are apt to send their children off to school and then feel that theia educational duties are through unfortunately they dont realize that education must continue in the home closer operation cooperation co between parent and teacher is absolutely necessary in the south teachers put the finger of blame for crowded schools and insufficient play and lunch facilities upon parents apathy miss mary E evans teacher 1 in booker T washington school I 1 in richmond va said that teachers are progressive and willing to I 1 fight fo tor r some ot of the needed things but parents arent particularly interested te mrs E H ralls rails principal ol of thankful elementary school for negro children in north wilkesboro Wilke N C said her institution was far behind in recreation and equipment partly because there were only 14 teachers to take care of more than pupils attitude ot of the eastern teacher was summed up by robert K stuart principal ot of la moille central academy hyde park vt stuart asserted the worst drawback ot of education today is the lack ot of adequate compensation which drives many good people right out ot of the profession into more lucrative fields |